I have a list below of memes I am joining for this week, and to save time I am doing one post for all. They are all fun memes to participate in...I hope you can join in with the fun and check out some of the participating posts. Special thanks to all the wonderful host and their memes, I hope you have some time to check them out.
Happy Easter everyone!
These days are just flying by, finally Spring officially arrived on March 20th. YAY for Spring! I am sharing a daytrip from March 9th to Middle Creek WMA near Lancaster Pa. My hubby, my brother and I went to see the Snow Geese that are migrating on the East Coast. The Snow Geese stop at the Middle Creek Wildlife Management area for a rest and refuel. I did not count the geese but I would say there were around 50,000 Snow Geese, 1,000 or more Tundra Swans and various others ducks seen on this day.
Some of the Snow Geese were close to the crowds of people, they did not seem shy.
Seeing all these Snow Geese is amazing sight even for the non-birder.
Around the other side of the lake we found the Tundra Swans hanging out with some Canada Geese.
We waited a while to see the Snow Geese lift off the water to land on the fields.
The Snow Geese did not fly far, some actually just walked onto the field from the water.
One barn was in the distance and another barn off the road as I was driving. I like the big tree next to the barn on the bottom right. I hope these barns are ok for Tom's Barn Collective. We had great weather almost a summer like day, I always love seeing the Snow Geese and Swans. We found a nice diner called Knight and Day, for an early dinner before the ride home.
I hope you enjoyed my post. As always, I appreciate the visits and your nice comments. Have a happy new week ahead!
As always thanks to the wonderful group of hosts listed below.
Thanks to Tom for hosting The Barn Collective
Thanks to Michelle for hosting Nature Notes
Thanks to the hosting team of Our World Tuesday!
A lovely post to celebrate Spring!
ReplyDeleteHappy Easter, to you and yours, Eileen!
Ana
Wow, that's a lot of geese! Have a great week ahead!
ReplyDeleteWow, I've seen snow geese a few times, but never as many as this. Love the barn withe red roof. When you are out critter watching I hope that a barn or two pop into view. Thanks Eileen.
ReplyDelete"Seeing all these Snow Geese is amazing sight even for the non-birder."
ReplyDeleteIt is an awesome sight ... you have some lovely images here Eileen, thank you.
Happy Easter to you and your family.
All the best Jan
Beautiful series of the Snow Geese Eileen.
ReplyDeleteNice pictures and mosaics.. Happy Easter to you too.. :-)))
ReplyDeleteAren't the Snow Geese fun to watch and listen to.
ReplyDeleteHappy and Joyous Easter to you and yours.
MB
I really like both barns...love that blue sky and big tree in the one you like, too. Oh, almost forgot...love the snow geese, too. It is amazing to see them in person.
ReplyDeleteWe used to have a restaurant in Vancouver called Knight and Day. Had great food! Happy Easter! Great images!
ReplyDeleteWow . . . what an awesome sight to see . . ,
ReplyDeleteSpectacular, Eileen. I don't think I've seen anything like that!
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I probably told you that a couple of years ago, we had snow geese fly over, and it was fun to see them. But I would love to see this "gathering" of them -- How amazing and how beautiful they are!
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Beautiful and delightful, Eileen! Happy Easter to you. :)
ReplyDeleteThose snow geese are truly amazing! What a sight!
ReplyDeleteHi Eileen, I was thrilled to even get to see a single Snow Goose a few weeks back! Wow, thousands there at that area you visited. Beautiful geese! Have a pleasant Monday tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteLovely photos ! Hope you had a good Easter . Yes it was a summer like day here to today temps were 70F sunny and wonderful was out side all day with camp fire going and tidying up the yard . Thanks for sharing , have a good day !
ReplyDeleteWow...so.many.birds! Those snow geese are beautiful.
ReplyDelete50 thousand birds - wow!
ReplyDeleteVery awesome photos, Eileen.
Have a Happy Week!
Peace :)
Happy Easter!!
ReplyDeleteWow! What an experience! I would so love to see that one day!beautiful images! Happy Easter to you + your family!
ReplyDeleteAmei esses lindos pássaros da neve!
ReplyDeletea grande árvore logo terá folhas da primavera!
tenha uma linda semana
bj
Now that is a magnificent sight of all those geese Eileen. Fantastic to see in person.
ReplyDeleteAwesome wildlife images as usual, but I have to say I also enjoyed the barn shots in the end. Happy Easter Monday.
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Mersad Donko Photography
I love the sight of these thousands of geese flocked together and in flight. Just magical! Beautiful shots once again!
ReplyDeleteHari OM
ReplyDeleteBirds of any feather in that quantity are mesmerising - but these are astoundingly beautiful... Hope your weekend has been joyful! YAM xx
fantastic pictures
ReplyDeletegreetings susa
Amazing bird shots .... love the one where the snow geese are landing on the field. So many of them!
ReplyDeleteWish you a happy Monday and a great new week!
I enjoyed your snow geese. They are always a thrill to see taking off--such a noisy ruckus! Hope you had a Happy Easter
ReplyDeletewow amazing. Beautiful pics.
ReplyDeleteHappy Easter to you and Have a nice week ahead.
I loved reading this post with magnificant photos of the snowgeese. It´s just gorgeous how you captured them in their flight.
ReplyDeleteHello Eileen, what impressive photos!
ReplyDeleteHappy Monday and Happy Spring!! ♥
Fotografias fantásticas.
ReplyDeleteUm abraço e boa semana.
Love how you got the geese swimming, in flight, eating ... It's wonderful to see so many at once and in such beautiful surroundings!
ReplyDeleteOh how great - such a huge amount of birds. I have never seen such a phenomenon.
ReplyDeleteWe see one from time to time here in GA...and what a treasure. They are lovely!
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful! So many birds step by step photos. I feel like I am watching a film.
ReplyDeleteHave a good new week.
so pretty, almost like snow. hope you had a great Easter, all is well. ( ;
ReplyDeleteWhat a treat it would be to see those snow geese!!!
ReplyDeleteWow what a sight that must have been. And i can imagine the noise too.
ReplyDelete50,000 geese!! That would have been something to see AND hear!! Lovely shots Eileen. I like the one where the geese have lifted off the water, you really get an appreciation for the size of the flock in that one.
ReplyDeleteWendy
What an amazing sight to see so many birds in one place! Have a beautiful week!
ReplyDeleteOh the snow geese are beautiful! We get some Canadian geese around here but not these : just lovely captures! :)
ReplyDeletea beautiful cluster of snow geese, i can't image seeing that many together!! amazing captures, clicking at just the right moment!!! have a great week eileen!!!
ReplyDeleteOK Eileen, how many photos of snow geese do you have? When one sees a phenomena like the gathering of them in multitudes it would be hard not to keep clicking hoping for something different or better each time.
ReplyDeleteI do this with the cardinals that come to our feeder and deck and lately have started saying to myself, put the camera down, you have enough photos so just enjoy them. Ha!
Beautiful shots of the place. So many birds all in one place.
ReplyDeleteMarvelous photos, amazing to see so many geese at one time. Have a great week Eileen.
ReplyDeleteEileen these photos are really special. The birds in flight look amazing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this!
Have a lovely week,
Ruby
An amazing sight to see even just through your photos, Eileen! I'm sure the noise was pretty terrific also!
ReplyDeleteVery nice barns too!
Have a fun week!
Happy Easter, Happy spring! What a delight to see all the snow geese...I rarely see them.
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and LivingFromHappiness
WOW!! So many beautiful snow geese! They almost look like snow on the ponds and grounds.
ReplyDeleteWe have a big snow melt going on --most of the blizzard snow is gone. Springtime in Colorado is never dull --lol!
That must have been some sight to see those thousands of snow geese taking off.
ReplyDeleteWow, that's a lot ! Reminds me of a old Camel album (the snow goose) !
ReplyDeleteAwesome, thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteSuch large numbers! A little frightening, but such dramatic impact.
ReplyDeletejoanna
That is a lot of bird activity Eileen...what a wonderful sight. See you around and enjoy the week ahead.
ReplyDeleteLots of snow geese there, very pretty sight but I guess pretty noisy too.
ReplyDeleteMerle
All those snow geese are a wonderful sight. Did they make a lot of noise?
ReplyDeleteI have never seen that many birds at one spot before. Wow.
ReplyDeleteWorth a Thousand Words
The snow geese migration is really something. We see them in the Fraser Valley - also the swans. It is a startling sight to see a flock flying over the highway. I am surprised that there aren't more accidents as everyone slows down to take a look!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it glorious to be able see such forces of nature? The snow geese are beautiful. Occasionally they migrate here along with the Canada geese, but we don't see the tundra swans. Darn. Loved your photos. I always enjoy seeing your beautiful bird photography.
ReplyDeleteGreat shots - I may have said this before, but this is one of the wildlife sights I really want to see one day.
ReplyDeleteCheers - Stewart M - Melbourne
what a wonderful trip you undertook. beautiful images.
ReplyDeleteNo wonder they are called snow geese. Nice captures. Happy Day.
ReplyDeleteWhat a amazing number of the Snow geese! Great series of these birds!
ReplyDeleteI am truly flabbergasted.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely post! I especially like you photos of the barns. Have a wonderful week!
ReplyDeleteAmazing to see so many geese!
ReplyDeleteSnow geese are new to our area..but those are just like cranes.
ReplyDeleteEileen,
ReplyDeleteWhat a glorious sight to behold, truly moves the spirit and makes one appreciate nature even more.
Wishing you a lovely week, Eileen.
Jemma
Snow geese also fly into my Westcoast neighborhood by the hundreds and love to settle on any farm fields they can find. Of course, there are also the Canadians that spend winters in Palm Springs that come home for spring and summer. :)
ReplyDeleteSuch fantastic bird captures!
ReplyDeleteHope you had a happy and love filled Easter celebrations!
I witnessed a Snow Geese migration in Kansas when we went to see the Sandhill Crane Migration. They were there by the thousands along with the thousands of Sandhill Cranes ... but they kept separate. At night when we were in a blind watching for the Sandhills to land on the river(which they didn't do because there were 5 eagles sitting in wait in the trees on the other side of the river)the Snow Geese came in and though it was too dark to really see them, the sound was deafening. That was a wonderful experience ... I am glad you shared this with us, it is nice to know someone else who understands what I am saying when I say ... amazing :) Thanks, Eileen ...
ReplyDeleteAndrea @ From The Sol
Boa tarde, belas imagens dos gansos, resto de Feliz Pascoa.
ReplyDeleteAG
You are a true 'birder' as exhibited by your excellent photography ~
ReplyDeleteWishing you peace in each day ~ ^_^
That is a lot of geese! We have just started to welcome them back, but so far I have only seen Canada geese, and maybe a duck, but I'm not sure. But, I will welcome any returning bird, because I am desperate for signs of Spring!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your week Eileen!
Belated Happy Easter!!
ReplyDeleteHi Eileen,
ReplyDeletefabulous photos of all these birds. Really good to see, what a big space they have. Amazing !
Best regards, Synnöve
That's gotta be exciting Eileen. The sign of Snow Geese migrating through the area is always a sign spring is around the corner. I love them as they fly over my head with their loud chatter. Have a great week ahead!
ReplyDeleteI have never been to Amish country...somewhere I have always wanted to go. Your photos are fabulous and oh my...all of those birds!!
ReplyDeleteJust love your bird photos!
ReplyDeleteThese are amazing sights, Eileen! To see all those beautiful snow geese together and also the tundra swans, is very special. I can imagine it was quite noisy, too! Love the barns and the beautiful tree. Hope you had a lovely Easter and a wonderful week! xo Karen
ReplyDeleteThat sure is a lot of birds. Happy Easter.
ReplyDeleteThat's an amazing number of Snow Geese. I only saw a few on my Wrangel Island trip.
ReplyDeleteIt sure is an amazing site
ReplyDeleteThey are beautiful! I actually got to see some flying over this year, but it would be amazing to see them on the ground like that.
ReplyDeleteWow, look at all the white geese! And flying too!
ReplyDeleteI hope you had a good Easter, Eileen ;)
ReplyDeletePrecious photos that you leave us today.
Besos.
I love your snow geese pictures.
ReplyDeleteAmazing photos! It must have been fascinating to see so many snow geese in one place. Thanks for sharing that experience with us!
ReplyDeleteWOW!! That is a lot of birds!
ReplyDeleteIt is wonderful to see how rich nature is where you are!
Many thanks Eileen for dropping by, I realise how dreadful I am with blogging and in the near future it will get worse with a removal hopefully soon.
Warm hugs :)
that´s a lot for geese for sure :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a spectacular sight! I suppose living in a more temperate climate, you'd get to see some amazing migrations like this - it's not so noticeable in the subtropics where I am.
ReplyDeleteHope you had a very Happy Easter!
ReplyDeleteWonderful nature images!
Greetings from Turin!
Happy Easter... Wow on all the geese... Migration is amazing.... Michelle
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