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Happy New Year’s Day 2021

By |January 1st, 2021|Categories: Birds, Canada Geese, Pied-billed Grebes, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It is a chilly 29°F where I live in northern Utah on New Year's Day 2021 and from my living room window I can see that it is foggy outside.

Canada Geese On The Wing In Front Of The Snowy Wasatch Mountains

By |December 18th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Canada Geese, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I love to photograph birds on the wing. It doesn't matter if my subject is as small as a hummingbird, as large as an eagle, as slow as a gliding pelican, or as fast as a stooping falcon as long as it is a bird.

Adult Canada Goose Resting On Ice At Bear River MBR

By |February 17th, 2020|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Canada Geese, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday I shared a photo of a Bald Eagle resting on the icy marsh at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge and this morning I am sharing a Canada Goose doing exactly the same thing.

Canada Goose On The Wing And The Snowy Wasatch Mountains

By |January 23rd, 2020|Categories: Birds, Canada Geese, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I've grown to love and appreciate the mountain views I have here in Utah. When I can take photographs that combine my passion for birds with mountains in them I am one very happy woman.

Lone Canada Goose Flying In Front Of The Snow Covered Wasatch Mountain Range

By |January 11th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Canada Geese, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

In the case of this photo of a lone Canada Goose flying in front of the snowy Wasatch Mountains I took the photo because I liked how nicely lit the goose was in contrast to the darker, snow and cloud covered mountains.

Christmas Goose

By |December 25th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Cackling Geese, Canada Geese, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I'm happy that I was able to photograph birds on Christmas Eve in decent light and that somehow to me this is more than "just" a goose, it is a Christmas Goose and who am I to look a gift goose in the bill?

Peek-a-boo ~ Landing Canada Goose Peeking Through Its Wings

By |December 11th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Canada Geese, Salt Lake County, Swans, Ducks and Geese, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

One photo that made me laugh as soon as I saw it on my camera's LCD screen, a peek-a-boo Canada Goose peering at me through its wing tips as it came in to land on the pond.

American Coots & Canada Geese In A Winter Snow Storm

By |December 3rd, 2018|Categories: American Coots, Birds, Canada Geese, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Neither of these images will knock anyone's socks off but for me they show these coots and geese in the snow storm and the harsh conditions they live in, just birds being birds.

Some Of The Joys Of Photographing Birds Close To Home

By |November 19th, 2018|Categories: American Coots, Birds, California Gulls, Canada Geese, Pied-billed Grebes, Ring-necked Ducks, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I spent some time at one of the local ponds yesterday afternoon and came home with photos that made me smile and for a little while I forgot about the long hours I spent getting skunked on the road earlier in the day.

Winter Canada Geese – Longing For Cooler, Smoke and Wildfire Free Days

By |September 16th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Canada Geese, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

I've spent a lifetime appreciating these large geese and when I have lived in locations where Canada Geese weren't present I have missed hearing them calling overhead or seeing them floating by on the water.

Resting Canada Goose Close Up In Salt Lake County

By |March 6th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Canada Geese, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday while photographing the birds at my local pond this resting Canada Goose caught my eye because of the bright blue water behind it and the great view I had of the eye of the goose while it had its bill tucked under its feathers.

Photographing Canada Geese in Flight in Fog and Golden Afternoon Light

By |January 9th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Canada Geese, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

These two photos of Canada Geese were taken in very different lighting conditions and while both tested my skills as a bird photographer one of them required more thought from me and challenged my skills more too.

Wondering If “My” Canada x Snow Goose Hybrid Will Be Back This Winter

By |November 15th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Canada Geese, Hybrid Geese, Salt Lake County, Snow Geese, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I've been wondering if "my" Canada x Snow Goose hybrid will be back this winter, if it will show up at the same pond and if I will be able to photograph it again.

Canada Goose Lift Off Series Plus More Photos of the Canada x Snow Goose Hybrid

By |December 21st, 2016|Categories: Birds, Canada Geese, Hybrid Geese, Salt Lake County, Snow Geese, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday morning at my local pond I took a series of images of a Canada Goose lifting off plus more photos of the Canada x Snow Goose hybrid I found there.

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