Strut Your Stuff

[JimFox]

Thanks to @Brian for telling me about Barr Lake in Colorado not too far from Denver. So off I went with my Daughter and 5 grandkids ranging from 18 months to 9 years old. Fortunately, the kids are pretty well trained in hiking, camping and used to my photography. But still I was conscious and tried not to spend too much time in any one place so that we could keep exploring the frozen lake, broken sticks, etc as we went.

Brian and Mike Lewis and I had gotten together for lunch last week, and Brian showed some photos of Bald Eagles which he also posted here from Barr Lake. So off I went in search of adventure with 5 grandkids!

The first thing we encountered was a lot of geese, and it was really cool how they were on the frozen lake. So I will start with some geese, and I didn't get any Bald Eagle shots as cool as Brian's, but I did get some Bald Eagle shots and I will share those later.

In this first one, we have a Canada Goose to strutting it's stuff to start off. And this was shot on a Nikon D850 and the Tamron 150-600mm G2.

All comments are welcome,

Jim

 

[Ben Egbert]

Nice geese flock shot.

 

[Brian]

That one strutting absolutely makes this shot. Well done. Glad you made it out there.

 

[AlanLichty]

I always thought these guys flew away from places with serious ice. Interesting to see them wandering around the pond instead of swimming in it.

 

[JimFox]

That one strutting absolutely makes this shot. Well done. Glad you made it out there.

Thanks to you Brian I was able to get some pretty cool photos!

 

[JimFox]

I always thought these guys flew away from places with serious ice. Interesting to see them wandering around the pond instead of swimming in it.

Yeah, I had no real clue either and was really surprised by how many geese were out on the ice. And the seemingly sat there or stood there for hours. I know I would have been frozen.

 

[Joe Colozzo]

I Gander to think of all the poop on that nice white ice!

Nice shot Jim!

 

[JimFox]

I Gander to think of all the poop on that nice white ice!

Nice shot Jim!

Not only that Joe, but you have to make sure to Duck If the Ganders wander over head in the sky or you could get a chocolate pie.

 

[David S]

Great one, There's always that one whos not following the crowd !! It looks very cold.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Thanks to @Brian for telling me about Barr Lake in Colorado not too far from Denver. So off I went with my Daughter and 5 grandkids ranging from 18 months to 9 years old. Fortunately, the kids are pretty well trained in hiking, camping and used to my photography. But still I was conscious and tried not to spend too much time in any one place so that we could keep exploring the frozen lake, broken sticks, etc as we went.

Brian and Mike Lewis and I had gotten together for lunch last week, and Brian showed some photos of Bald Eagles which he also posted here from Barr Lake. So off I went in search of adventure with 5 grandkids!

The first thing we encountered was a lot of geese, and it was really cool how they were on the frozen lake. So I will start with some geese, and I didn't get any Bald Eagle shots as cool as Brian's, but I did get some Bald Eagle shots and I will share those later.

In this first one, we have a Canada Goose to strutting it's stuff to start off. And this was shot on a Nikon D850 and the Tamron 150-600mm G2.

All comments are welcome,

Jim

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You can tell how well insulated these guys are because they sit directly on the ice.

 

[JimFox]

You can tell how well insulated these guys are because they sit directly on the ice.

Good point Doug. It doesn't look like they are insulated at all, but they sure must be.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Here is a great article on why ducks and geese feet don't freeze when they are standing on the ice. I thought you might like it.
http://askanaturalist.com/why-don’t-ducks’-feet-freeze/