Snow Geese

Before moving to the Eastern Shore, I was unaware of all of the different water fowl there are. When we lived in the western part of the state, I enjoyed watching the Canadian geese when they migrated, but had never heard of Snow geese. Snow geese are AMAZING! They are, surprise, white, and travel in HUGE flocks. I have never seen such a thing! There are thousands of them in one flock. When they land, they circle, circle, and circle until they are sure they have found just the right spot (I'm guessing that's what they are looking for?). It looks like a live, white tornado. And the sound, my goodness, all of them calling at once. It's really neat. Anyway, I took a picture this morning on my way home from taking Nathan to school. The picture doesn't really do it justice, but I thought I would try. The white line at the bottom is THOUSANDS of birds-I mean THOUSANDS! Enlarge the picture by clicking on it and look closer. You just can't believe it! It's so cool to live in the country!