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Snow Geese, Fort Miller Road

Yesterday, 2/5/12, while on our way to Fort Edward to look for birds in the grasslands we made a side trip down Fort Miller Road along the Hudson River. To our surprise and delight we soon encountered a troop of Snow Geese ambling across the road on their way from the river to a field on the other side of the road. They seemed oblivious of us as we stopped the car and watched. There were still plenty of them along the river’s edge as well as in the field. Some took to the air and flew back and forth between the river and the field. We spent about 1 1/2 hours watching and taking photos of these gorgeous geese. We never made it to Fort Edward.

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As the sun began to set thousands of Canada Geese took to the skies, reflecting the red shades of the setting sun as they flew past the rising moon.

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