Migration
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Hi everyone,
Migration
Snow geese typify migration, now that
winter is just around the corner. By day they can be seen
flying high above our house in flocks of a few hundred. They
fan out in "V" formations, heading in a SE direction
like 'fighter squadrons'. They constantly change position so
each one shares the load of leading or tailing. By night the
flocks can be heard honking their departure for warmer climes.
Everything is pretty quiet now outside,
except for the occasional sparrows and crows who find abandoned
buildings and barns to shelter during the long snowy winter.
Bison can be seen close to our farm in quite large herds. They
have long been domesticated but in the severe storms of 1997
the fences were covered with huge snow drifts. It's
interesting that the migratory instinct was still so strong in them
that they could be seen walking over the fence lines and heading off
on the ancient migratory routes to the south.
Older folks who also migrate down south
at this time of the year are also called 'snow geese'.
The photos in the attachments were taken about 4 miles down the
road from here.
For more pics. and info on snow geese:
Regards,
BK and Kate
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