10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Every autumn, tens of thousands of Snow Geese arrive in California’s Sacramento Valley following their long journey from the Canadian Arctic (click on photos for full sized images). Snow and Ross’s Geese winter there in the tens of thousands. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeCKWKGhgR8

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2013

Two were paired classics — shots of migrating Snow Geese. Before the main characters were released from prison, the geese were high overhead, inaccessible white spots against blue skies (so distant and out of focus, in fact, that I first misidentified them as Northern Gannets.)

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10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2019

They are: Senators John Boozman (R-Arkansas) and Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico); and Representatives Rob Wittman , (R-Virginia) and Mike Thompson (D-California). Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters ; Geese at Edwin B. Senators, and two U.S. Representatives. Photos: Green Jay at Laguna Astascosa NWR by U.S.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 10, 2013

More than 1 million birds, including tundra swans, snow geese and countless ducks, stop to rest and gather strength in these undisturbed wetlands each autumn. Just look at the recent spill in Arkansas. For many waterfowl, this area is their only nesting ground 2.

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