Just a small section of the tens of thousands of Snow Geese that are on the move across Pa. They will eventually make their way north to their breeding grounds on the Arctic Tundra.

Middle Creek wildlife management area.

Dunes migrate downwind. The sand grains march up the gentle, upwind slope, then cascade down the steeper slipface. The dunes pile up over the top of other dunes. When they pass, older dunes can be exposed. That is what is seen, commonly, at White Sands. The ridges in the interdune flats are the remnants of the earlier dunes.

Every spring the Snow Geese move from their wintering grounds to their arctic nesting areas throughout the Midwest along with thousands of other waterfowl.

I have never seen so many. Amazing sight!

Kranichzüge über unserem Haus am Sonntag, den 22.11.2015 in Richtung Süden, nachdem die Stürme hier in Norddeutschland aufgehört hatten.

Crane migration over our house on Sunday, the 22.11.2015 towards the South, after the storms had stopped here in North Germany.

A male Northern Shoveler in-flight! Great to see new ducks arrive on their spring migration.

Lots of Sandpipers and Plovers with a few Dowitchers, Dunlins and Caspian Terns thrown in.

Coyote Point. San Mateo County, CA

The Monarch Butterflies are starting together in large groups for their long flight south.

Bolsover, Ontario

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Archive image of Eurasian (Common) cranes, wintering in Bordeaux as part of their seasonal migration. It was an awesome experience to see and hear thousands of these magnificent birds moving and living together.

Also into red, purple, pink and orange tones at the moment :)

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A Junco on a junket. These little winter birds, will be headed up north, and safe travels. See you next year.

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Sandhill Crane

Kearney, Nebraska

I was invited to join some friends to witness the annual crane migration in Kearney. I have to admit that it was not on my bucket list, but it SHOULD have been! I thoroughly enjoyed this experience. Nothing like getting up way before dawn, and quietly walking to a viewing blind to see and hear thousands of cranes waking to greet the morning. During the day, these beautiful birds are in the corn fields adding weight for their long journeys into Canada and the Arctic. I highly recommend that you add this destination to your bucket list.

I've never been very successful at bird-in-flight photos, but this (rented) lens helped me get some keepers.

A snowy owl relaxing on a park bench in the early morning sunshine. Taken from a distance (600mm) and cropped.

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In the desert, mud from flashfloods becomes a highway for the movements of a variety of living organisms. Small mammals and birds leave noticeable tracks across the tableaus of clay as they search for the beetles and worms and centipedes who find their way in and out of cracks searching for other creatures carried in from rain-scoured banks to sustain and or possibly inhabit and infect the locals.

I share this image to project to you our own human traverse across this planet; how the infinitesimal can bring us to its table in a flash; how our movements have made us vulnerable; how we must consider our own large and noisy footprints.

Every fall the Canada geese return to Sauvie Island, Oregon.

elles passent chaque jour près de chez moi il y a quelques jours des centaines posées dans les champs de maïs, un bruit assourdissant mais quel spectacle

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At this time of the year most of our bird species gather to continue their nomadic life in warmer conditions.

These golden plovers come from the North. They stop down here for some food and rest before proceeding with the journey.

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The Migration

A small part of the more than 100.000 migrating snow geese stopping over at Middle Creek WMA during their Northward migration

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Not the greatest photograph, but this is the first time that I have seen a flock of Great Egrets around here in the middle of January, standing on a completely frozen pool at Bombay Hook,NWR.

Hopefully they are able to either move South or survive the winter cold.

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I was in a park last week and noticed a dozen Painted Lady flying around and decided to pack up and check the Experimental Farm just in case. Glad I did, there were about 300 butterflies.... so this time around I decided to challenge myself for the next 3 days and try to acpture two on the same flower. Not that easy with so many of them around, you don't have time to check your shots I took a break and played with bokeh.

American Redstart, Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, May 22, 2019.

One of the many warbler species that pass through Rondeau during migration.

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American Redstarts flash the bright patches in its tail and wings. This seems to startle insect prey and give the birds an opportunity to catch them.

source - www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Redstart/

Parker's Laundry Basket

Vol de grues au dessus de la colline de Sancerre

"The great Elephant Migration Display" is happening now at the Rhode Island Cliff Walk and Newport Mansions.

thegreatelephantmigration.org/

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Beautiful,Cedar Wax Wings,are Migrating South.

A male Painted Bunting visits my yard during migration.

Guardo sempre con entusiasmo e ammirazione il volo degli uccelli, in formazione, diretti verso terre lontane, con la resilienza e la forza che solo gli animali possono avere...

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Cherry Springs State Park, PA

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One week later at the same location, and it appeared the bulk of the mini-migration was done, with only a few froglets still traversing the lawn on their way to the big pond. Many were found in amongst the reeds.

They hadn't grown much in a week. Most were still only 1 cm long, though they do appear to have filled out somewhat.

Prey species may be numerous at the pond, but so were the predators. I saw a Song Sparrow fly off with a froglet, legs splayed, in it's beak; no doubt being delivered to some chicks in a nearby nest. Also, the ubiquitous, introduced and invasive bullfrog resides here.

Thankfully the managers of this place do partake in a yearly cull of the bullfrogs in a never ending attempt to keep their population down.

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A juvenile Sandhill crane stretching out after preening at The Creamer’s (an old dairy farm site) Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge in Fairbanks Alaska.

Even though this shot was taken just a few weeks ago, it was fall in Fairbanks with the aspens just a week or so away from full fall colors. I envy this young lad/lass as it travels south along the Pacific Flyway and what it will see!

On their migration up to the Arctic tundra. Found a small group of them north of St.Albert Alberta

Texture background thanks to Tota:

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Birds from PNGMart:

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