Tag Archives: geese

Bath Time at Webster Pond

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Scott Thomas Photography

A Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) taking his bath time seriously. I watched him for over half an hour and he was still going at it when I left. Reminded me of this idiom from A League of Their Own when … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Nature | Tagged 80-400mm, autumn, bath, bathing, bokeh, branta canadensis, canda goose, cleaning, droplets, geese, migration, new york, nikon D700, splash, splashing, syracuse, vr, water, waterfowl, webster pond, wildlife | 22 Comments

View 170: Spring Cleaning

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Scott Thomas Photography

I have been accumulating a lot of miscellaneous photos over the last month in between all the close up photography I have been doing. Over the weekend I went through them and found a few gems. When I took this … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature, Weekly View | Tagged 50mm, 80-400mm, big, canada, fence, flowers, flying, geese, highway, montezuma national wildlife refuge, new york, nifty fifty, nikon D70, nikon D700, picnik.com, rig, spring, sun, sunset, textures, thistle, thruway, trailer, truck, tulips, vr, water, wildlife | 18 Comments

Follow Me Up and Down

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Scott Thomas Photography

Amy of the Flandrumhill blog wrote a Valentine’s Day post about the Nature of Love. In the post she referenced song lyrics by John Denver. For some reason, I immediately thought of one of my favorite songs by John Denver … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature | Tagged 80-400mm, birds, birds in flight, canada, flandrumhil, follow me, geese, john denver, new york, nikon D700, song, syracuse, vr, webster pond | 16 Comments

View 109: On Webster Pond

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Scott Thomas Photography

Taking advantage of a warm and sunny January day, I visited Webster Pond just south of Syracuse, New York, to photograph the waterfowl who call it home. I wanted to try and capture the faces and grace of the ducks … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Nature, Weekly View | Tagged 18-200mm, 80-400mm, birds in flight, canada, ducks, flying, geese, goose, mallard, New York State Fair, nikon, nikon D70, Photography, portrait, syracuse, vr, wildlife | 23 Comments

The Geese of Montezuma Photo Essay

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Scott Thomas Photography

In the last decade, Canadian Geese have gone from a symbol of nature to a nuisance species as they have learned to take advantage of Man’s suburban lifestyle. A recent trip to the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge shows how these … Continue reading →