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Tempers Flaring
I just could not decide which to post so I thought, why not just put both of them together.
Canada Geese are always grouchy and territorial especially at this time of year and perhaps the fact that ponds were still frozen added to their ornery moods, but the one on the left was on top of a lodge with its mate when the one on the right got perhaps a little too close for comfort.
It was actually quite fun to watch. The one on the left had flown from the lodge to confront the other and when landing it was slipping and sliding. These are both pretty heavy crops. The EXIF shows 214mm and these two and about half a dozen other shots were also at that shorter focal length. I must have needed the wider view for a shot where they were farther apart and just kept shooting, as all of my other shots were at 400mm, so that is my mistake.
Taken at Elk Island National Park. Ponds there should start opening quite soon as normal temperatures are expected for some time now and the long term forecast calls for above seasonal average temperatures, although I will believe that when I see it. At this time of year the long term forecasts seem to change daily.
Tempers Flaring
I just could not decide which to post so I thought, why not just put both of them together.
Canada Geese are always grouchy and territorial especially at this time of year and perhaps the fact that ponds were still frozen added to their ornery moods, but the one on the left was on top of a lodge with its mate when the one on the right got perhaps a little too close for comfort.
It was actually quite fun to watch. The one on the left had flown from the lodge to confront the other and when landing it was slipping and sliding. These are both pretty heavy crops. The EXIF shows 214mm and these two and about half a dozen other shots were also at that shorter focal length. I must have needed the wider view for a shot where they were farther apart and just kept shooting, as all of my other shots were at 400mm, so that is my mistake.
Taken at Elk Island National Park. Ponds there should start opening quite soon as normal temperatures are expected for some time now and the long term forecast calls for above seasonal average temperatures, although I will believe that when I see it. At this time of year the long term forecasts seem to change daily.