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"BLAST OFF!" - Look Out 2022 - Here I come!
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A roseate spoonbill springs from its nest in a palm tree at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm in northwest Florida. c. 2022 John M. Hudson | jmhudson1.com
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An Egret takes to the air with flair over Northside Park in Wheaton.
Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300, ISO 400, f/6.3, 300mm, 1/1600s
A mix of snow geese and Canada geese lift off from a pond in eastern Alberta. They circled a few times, then came back to where they started.
I went off to this area in search of cattle egrets, hoping to find them now in breeding plumage. Couldn't spot a one. But I DID see a lot of Red-winged Blackbirds everywhere. They were throwing it in my face after my post of disappointment yesterday. I suggested they stop teasing me and went on my search. Not only did I not find what I was looking for, what I did find (a young Great Blue Heron catching a rodent) wasn't what I thought it was (the famous young Yellow-crowned Night Heron, way off course in this area). Thinking on it, I don't know how I could have been so mistaken except because of juvenile plumage and seeing the night heron only once before far away. Anyway, here's another version of the blackbird blastoff I posted a couple of months ago - mostly Red-Winged, but there are a few Yellow-headed in there.
During our visit to the Albuquerque balloon fiesta, we drove down to Bosque del Apache to try and see some Sandhill cranes or snow geese but not many had migrated down yet. We had gone early before sunrise for the hopes of seeing a blastoff but no luck.
A more artistic take on the typical Snow Geese blast-off shot. What do you think?
I had a great time photographing these birds in Richmond, BC recently. I took around 2500 shots over a couple hours. Every so often they would blast off in response to an eagle flying over. It was ar really neat experience to be right in the middle of the chaos!
Blastoff of Snow Ducks just West of the Flight Deck at Bosque del Apache, NM. The blastoff was very sudden and no birds remained after 45 seconds.
A brief opening in the wet, cloudy Pacific Northwest February weather highlights a landscape filled with Canada Geese.
Had the good fortune to visit this marvelous wildlife refuge over the last several days. I went with Jeff Parker and his Explore in Focus tour. exploreinfocus.com/ If you're ever interested in a photo tour, Jeff and his wife Mary are great.
The weather was challenging, either cloudy and cold or windy. The last day warmed up a bit. This shot was just after dawn when the snow geese leave for the nearby agricultural fields to feast.
If you use a little imagination it's almost like this is the final stage of the ignition sequence of an orange rocket blasting off with young surfer Cole McCaffray on board.
If you always strive for light at your back eventually your pics will all look the same. Thought I'd mix things up a bit by shooting into some really harsh light to produce a dramatic effect. It took a little time with the processing, but I kinda like the results.
Thought I would go up to the Hagerman Wildlife Refuge after Thanksgiving and try and shoot the snow geese that migrate there late in the year. They usually peak out around 10,000 which isn't nearly as much as Bosque or some other locations that see tens if not hundreds of thousands of geese, but it's enough. The count was about 6,000 during this visit. This blast off had the geese heading away from me and into the rising sunlight. Can't have it all. Hope you like it. Sherman, Texas, USA, November 2017
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A single photo records a sense of chaos when a flock of six thousands Snow and Ross's geese simultaneously take flight but equally as impressive is the cacophony of their honking, barking, screeching vocalizations. The crescendo of geese vocalizing as they take to the air, starting with just a few then the rest taking flight is a sight worth seeing and hearing. The crescendo of their disharmonious voices becomes deafening and fades away as fast as the geese fly off.
It is hard to describe just how thrilling a Snow/Ross's goose blast off is when you experience it in person. The sheer number of birds and the cacophony of wings and geese calling to each other is almost deafening. My heart beats a little bit faster just remembering this incredible moment.
A surfer point his board skyward as he jets up the face of a wave at sunset at Seaside, Cardiff State Beach, CA.
Snow Geese taking off to go feed in the morning. I had the camera on a tripod, but used a slower shutter to get the geese on the water sharp with a blur on the ones taking flight. Hagerman Wildlife Refuge, Texas, USA, November 2017
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I was fortunate to capture several frames of this King Eider blasting off from one of the fresh water ponds near Barrow.
We spent a considerable amount of time photographing this bird when all of a sudden another Eider had flown in and this one was off to chase after it.
They soon settled and we were able to photograph several together.
Fun stuff!
Part 3 (Part 4 if you count the couple frolicking in the sky together posted last week) of my Black Skimmer story - something told them to fly, all at once. They did, then circled around to return to the nesting area. If you've ever had the opportunity to photograph a "blast-off", you probably know being in close proximity with an 800 focal length isn't the optimum equipment for focus and sharpness. But there are a couple of sharp birds in there. They did this a few times while I watched. I considered going back with a short zoom on a 2nd body, along with bigger glass, but decided my yard needed some TLC instead. Stay tuned for 2 more installments I think.