Greylag Geese, Sheep and a Rabbit
Explored Mar 23, 2011 #96
Latin Name: Anser anser
Taken at a Nature Reserve near Masham, Yorkshire.
The fields behind the far side of this partifular lake were stock fields for sheep, but they shared their grazing with Greylag Geese and Canadian Geese. This was now late afternoon and the "grazers" were beginning to make their way back down to the lake. You can see more Greylags just the other side of the fencing with the sheep, but this was the first one from the field on it's way back to their "slipway" into the lake, having just passed by a grazing rabbit!
The ancestor of most domestic geese, the greylag is the largest and bulkiest of the wild geese native to the UK and Europe. In many parts of the UK it has been re-established by releasing birds in suitable areas, but the resulting flocks (often mixed with Canada geese) found around gravel pits, lakes and reservoirs all year round in southern Britain tend to be semi-tame and uninspiring. The native birds and wintering flocks found in Scotland retain the special appeal of truly wild geese.
Taken with my Canon Telephoto Zoom 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM EF Lens and apart from a crop and being framed in Photoshop, is SOOC.
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judy4652 (26 months ago | reply)
This capture shows a group of them after they returned to the lake, with a Crested Grebe and a Coot in the background.
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keithhull (Offline ) (26 months ago | reply)
Hi judy on my little laptop it took a little time to locate Mr rabbit the sheep and geese were not a problem nice mixture of animals
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Northern_Nature (26 months ago | reply)
Beautiful shot`s Judy
Great Photography work my friend...
Have a Great day
@ Reta @ Thinking Of U !!! (26 months ago | reply)
This is so cool...a great shot indeed Judy :)))
Cheryl Atkins (26 months ago | reply)
What a great capture, Judy! So many beautiful things to see!
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Bruce McKay Yellow Snow Photography (26 months ago | reply)
:) rural life at its best
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nilliske (26 months ago | reply)
Awesome capture. I love it.
Rajiv Lather (26 months ago | reply)
Most amazing capture ! Great spotting !!
Kitty W (26 months ago | reply)
I see the bunny! You are so good at spotting wildlife, Judy. I'm sure I'd have missed it.
n.clark (26 months ago | reply)
My goodness, to get so much in one capture is amazing. Well done, Judy!
eleda 1 (26 months ago | reply)
so much wild wild life in one shot LOl -- we saw some gees at the weekend -- not sure if they are coming back or going away or just passing through
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wolf shadow photography (26 months ago | reply)
you got em all in the one image! bravo! :-)))
yeah Banksy has been here...our council painted over one of his works...can you believe it?
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crafty1tutu (Ann) (26 months ago | reply)
What a collection of wildlife Judy.
paşanınyeri (26 months ago | reply)
Amazing! Congratulations for the explore.
crafty1tutu (Ann) (26 months ago | reply)
Congratulations Judy, #96 on Explore.
Guillaume Chanson (26 months ago | reply)
What a wonderfull shot !!!
You did a great work here !!!
Daveevan (26 months ago | reply)
Stunning Shot!
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jensvins (26 months ago | reply)
Such a lovely scene :-)
Wonderful photo.
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Destinye (26 months ago | reply)
Very nice - and well done!
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