Fright Flight of the Snow Geese

Love the colours!

Wonderful detail, the light behind the feathers!! :D

Bandit 10'clock!

Orangish feathers from the sunlight

PeaCe..!

This begins to look like an M.C. Escher drawing at this point, up close. Wonderful job, Fort! (Seen on Localizeus)

nice shot..;)

excelente!

Fright Flight of the Snow Geese by Fort Photo.

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A feeding flock of Snow Geese take flight after being scared from the cornfield at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico. Often it's a coyote that spooks them or other predators. While not equal in flock size to the morning fly out, these "fright flights" are an impressive spectacle in and of themselves.

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MatthewPHX says:

Wow, amazing capture!

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leesure says:

Wow! Love this.
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fjny says:

Woooooooow!!!
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

catbutler says:

This is just beautiful. Colors and light are spectacular, and the event itself is awesome! Great photo....

This absolutely MUST be viewed large for the real effect! Astounding detail....
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KaptainKaveman says:

No chance of missing a hunting shot here! Just point at the sound, shoot and go get dinner, lol. A beautiful shot! Impressive display indeed.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

CeeCeeDotCa says:

what a sight to see....great capture!
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

PAGINA OFICIAL DE DANIELO CASILLEIRO says:

maravillosa
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Keith Yeung says:

Good timing and well seen! Like the tone and composition!

Beautiful work, my friend!
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

dreamscapepics says:

Wow, that is marvelous!!!!
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

camden hackworth says:

Incredible photo!
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Jamuudsen says:

What a takeoff! Someday I'll get down to Bosque.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Ash Imagery says:

excellent capture ... great timing
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PXU says:

excellent!
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earthrhythms says:

Now that's a mess of geese!
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Pichl photo says:

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A great shot!!
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Hot Flash Photography says:

This is outstanding. I was totally captivated looking at the large on black version. You just happend to be at the exactly right spot to capture this one.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

red321 says:

Wondeful Fort. What an amazing sight.

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-stockie- says:

This is really great pix. Well done!

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Pete foley says:

Great capture

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Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

risquillo says:

Hermosa!!!
Felicidades
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

LynchburgVirginia says:

wow so very beautiful. You caught them at the right moment and got a spectacular shot. I recently had the opportunity to catch a group of Canadians being knocked up by a dog, but my shot is not as spectacular as yours. I should be posting mine soon.
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Dave Mantel says:

wow, excellent capture, great color!
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coyoteblues says:

Awesome capture !

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rgdaniel says:

Very cool. And loud I bet...

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Wright914 says:

Excellent photo.
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Bec Thomas Photography says:

lovely shot

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flopper says:

wow, wonderful capture, it could be overwhelming to get a good angle and clear shot! Congrats!
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Sherlock77 (James) says:

Well done, great action here...

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innusa says:

Wow..awesome shot!!
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myfear says:

Great shot! Instant fav! Big compliment!

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JoelDeluxe says:

ditto above and great capture!
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

platane31 says:

Great capture and spectacular flight.
I like the light too
Bravo
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Uncle Foto says:

CLASSIC !!

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cozyart.kyoto says:

Impressive morning glow!

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leaders says:

Dramatic! Wonderful image.
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Photophool says:

I agree...you've got to see this one large to really appreciate the beauty and the lighting.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

christophe.fr says:

Wow so many birds! Beautiful capture and stunning colors!
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

LINDAC928 says:

wonderful capture
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Zuchini says:

Whoa! Great shot!

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Bev and Steve says:

Great catch! Like the shorebirds we found along the Washington coast over New Years.

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HW.Wang says:

wow,amazing
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usamabhatti says:

excellent capture.

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Sepideh! says:

Great shot, bravo!
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

pfflyers1 says:

The eye leads ya bottom to top
Love how they get larger and larger
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

PIXistenz says:

love it!!

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Yato says:

wow .... superb image .... perfect
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

omarrun says:

Great photo
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Fragile Queen [deleted] says:

Wonderful image, Fort.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

*Wajanek says:

Wowwwwwwww!
Fantastic!!!
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esther** says:

amazing capture!!!! great details in large!
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H@Ru says:

Fantastic !!!

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heurtoirfan ( away in november ) says:

Great capture and good timing !
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Photos by Elyssa says:

Wow! Outstanding capture!

BTW, I have all this photo gear, now I can't afford to go anywhere.
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Giorgos~ (Mostly offline) says:

Instant fave!
Great shot
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guernseydan (Dan Edmunds Photography) says:

Incredible movement!!

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lemank says:

awesome!

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gimli82 says:

it looks like they're drawing lines in the sky!
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

justpedalhard says:

lovely picture and truely deserve the attention as it captured my eye too-luckily i clicked on the thumbnail

well done
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CARLOSWEICK says:

lindo registro de nossa fauna.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

usamabhatti says:

still loving it.

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NatuurfotoRien says:

Very nice shot!
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Shacky says:

woudeful shotas you say it realy needs to be viewed in large
the detial you captured here is fantastic

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haxhinexha says:

Great shot of gorgious birds.Very clear shot.Seen in the QEMD "Finch" Group.
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jipol says:

Presents of the sky! Simply perfect nature shot with dynamic composition. Have you try to reverse the photo. The birds will fly to the right.
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sunny-drunk says:

I saw this in A Big Fave
fantastic shot........................beautiful!!!!!!!!
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tom.k says:

Brilliant shot.

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Atlapix says:

Great capture! I like how the reflection of the early-morning sun turns the wings copper.
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trisheroverton says:

It's like all the birds are so clear!!! Pretty color, too!!
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

juberisk2 says:

me likey. great colors.
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ukmari says:

It's amazing !
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photos by jr says:

Wow! Sure are a lot of them.
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V. Mason (Catching up) says:

Stunning!! I can't wait to go, early next month... Hope to get some photos half as good as yours!
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TravelnFotog says:

Spectacular photo.

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vlastik says:

Very nice capture. I like this photo.
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bleuet / Anne-Marie : back with a new P.C. says:

Very impressive! Great capture Michael :-) I particularly love the ones on the top, against the blue sky :-)

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1blessedmom Photography says:

Wow - This is incredible!
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macropoulos says:

WOW! What a sight! Perfectly captured! Thanks for sharing.
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Judy and Paul says:

Fantastic! I can almost hear the beat of the wings - a favorite. Judy

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copeg says:

Fantastic shot. You can really get a sense of the number of Geese in this shot.
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bratan says:

wow!!!!!
what a shot my friend!!!! amazing!!!!

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prairiedog says:

Amazing capture too!
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Mr. Greenjeans says:

Just AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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jude says:

ahhhh awesome, the shot i wanted to get down to chincoteague to take!! of course you got one, no surprise, my friend! :)
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*hb19 says:

Fantastic capture!!!!
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aumbody images says:

Outstanding colour, light, composition and detail. Simply, a brilliant photograph!

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a.beluci says:

Wow!

That’s a hell of a shot!

Totally awesome!
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Dave Schreier says:

The is really amazing.
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Steve Byland says:

Beautiful. I have a number of shots of Snow Geese myself. They make wonderful subjects.
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Mark Griffith says:

Hey this is #1 interesting photos for Nikon D70! :)

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marika_te says:

It's really fantastic capture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Jeff Clow says:

Superb in every way a photo can be superb - color, composition and visual appeal.

A stunning shot.
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fcphoto says:

Absolutely amazing capture! You're awesome!!! :-)

Thanks for your visit at my SF Sea of Clouds. Happy New Year! :-)
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alonsodr says:

WOW!!

Amazing!!

So well capured!
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Indra Swari says:

Amazing wildlife... Good capture.
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episodik says:

What a cool photo. Nature in action is fun!
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josiahgordon says:

This really is gorgeous on black.

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