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Adam KaningherWingman<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/CanadaGoose?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CanadaGoose</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Geese?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Geese</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/BirdInFlight?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BirdInFlight</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Migratory?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Migratory</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Birds?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Birds</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Wildlife?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wildlife</a>
G Dan Mitchell<p>“Snow Geese in Formation” — A group of snow geese in flight and lined up vertically. </p><p>Most of these migratory birds will likely have departed from their winter homes in Central California by the time you see this photograph. They arrive in the fall, overwinter, and then depart some time in early March. Back in the pandemic year of 2020 I visited one of the places where I photograph them about one week into March, and they were still there. I went back one week later, and they had all departed. The place seemed awfully lonely!…continues: <a href="https://gdanmitchell.com/2025/03/14/snow-geese-in-formation/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gdanmitchell.com/2025/03/14/sn</span><span class="invisible">ow-geese-in-formation/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/migratory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>migratory</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>photography</span></a></p>
G Dan Mitchell<p>“The Fly-In” — Thousands of migratory geese arrive in the wetlands at sunset. </p><p>A day spent photographing migratory geese and other birds often includes a lot of “slow time” when little is happening. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing — sometimes the quiet and stillness is enough by itself. But around sunrise and sunset there is often a of activity as large flocks of birds take to the air and head to nighttime locations. If you are where they arrive, it is the “fly-in.” When they depart, we refer to the “fly-out.”…continues: <a href="https://gdanmitchell.com/2025/03/12/the-fly-in-2/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gdanmitchell.com/2025/03/12/th</span><span class="invisible">e-fly-in-2/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/migratory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>migratory</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/sunset" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sunset</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/landscapephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>landscapephotography</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>photography</span></a></p>
G Dan Mitchell<p>“Sandhill Crane Flying Low” — A lesser sandhill crane flies low above a Central Valley field. </p><p>I had been trying to find the right time to head to California’s Central Valley to photograph migratory birds again. I was last there around New Year’s Day, but since then various things have kept me away — mostly that the times I ‘ve been free were the times when my favorite foggy conditions were not in place. I finally gave up on waiting and went on a sunny day. After all, many of the migratory birds will only be there for a few more weeks!…continues: <a href="https://gdanmitchell.com/2025/03/01/sandhill-crane-flying-low/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gdanmitchell.com/2025/03/01/sa</span><span class="invisible">ndhill-crane-flying-low/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/sandhillcrane" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sandhillcrane</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/centralvalley" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>centralvalley</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/migratory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>migratory</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>photography</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1878881/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1878881/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Colombia-Madrid-Malaga: just one of the people-trafficking routes into Spain <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/colombiamadridmalaga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>colombiamadridmalaga</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/migratory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>migratory</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/routes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>routes</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/trafficking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trafficking</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/victims" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>victims</span></a></p>
Gladwyn d’Souza<p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Wetlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Wetlands</span></a> that fell victim to past <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> and now <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Sackett" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Sackett</span></a>’s <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CarbonBombs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CarbonBombs</span></a> were home:<br />The native <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Yokuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Yokuts</span></a> lived, fished and hunted along the shores of <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/TulareLake" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TulareLake</span></a>, where <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/elk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>elk</span></a> and <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/antelope" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>antelope</span></a>, countless <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/migratory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>migratory</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>birds</span></a> and <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/terrapins" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>terrapins</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/frogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>frogs</span></a> and <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/fish" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fish</span></a> teemed amid <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/tule" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>tule</span></a> reeds and <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/cattails" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>cattails</span></a>. Tulare Lake, before it began to go dry in the late 1800s, was the largest <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/freshwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>freshwater</span></a> body <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/west" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>west</span></a> of the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Mississippi" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mississippi</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/River" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>River</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/tulare-lake-peak-18128743.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sfchronicle.com/california/art</span><span class="invisible">icle/tulare-lake-peak-18128743.php</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/landback" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>landback</span></a></p>
G Dan Mitchell<p>Two Cranes, Fog. © Copyright 2023 G Dan Mitchell.</p><p>Two sandhill cranes on a foggy winter morning in a Central Valley field.</p><p>continues: <a href="https://gdanmitchell.com/2023/03/24/two-cranes-fog" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gdanmitchell.com/2023/03/24/tw</span><span class="invisible">o-cranes-fog</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/sandhillcrane" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sandhillcrane</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/cranes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>cranes</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/migratory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>migratory</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/fog" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fog</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>photography</span></a></p>
G Dan Mitchell<p>Three Cranes, Sunrise Sky. © Copyright 2023 G Dan Mitchell.</p><p>Three sandhill cranes in flight beneath dawn sky, Central Valley, California.</p><p>In an earlier post I believe I mentioned that I made “more than a few” photographs of cranes flying against this colorful pre-dawn sky. The key on this morning was that a thin layer of high clouds... <a href="https://gdanmitchell.com/2023/03/13/three-cranes-sunrise-sky" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gdanmitchell.com/2023/03/13/th</span><span class="invisible">ree-cranes-sunrise-sky</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/sandhillcranes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sandhillcranes</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/cranes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>cranes</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/sunrise" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sunrise</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/dawn" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>dawn</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/sky" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sky</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/colorful" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>colorful</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/migratory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>migratory</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/flight" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>flight</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>photography</span></a></p>
G Dan Mitchell<p>Lesser Sandhill Cranes. © Copyright 2023 G Dan Mitchell.</p><p>Two lesser sandhill cranes standing in a Central Vally field.</p><p>After photographing these creatures for years, I still learn new things about them. I’ve had a general idea about their migration patterns, but I recently learned that they likely migrate over 2000 miles to the Bristol Bay area. </p><p>...continues: <a href="https://gdanmitchell.com/2023/03/09/lesser-sandhill-cranes" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gdanmitchell.com/2023/03/09/le</span><span class="invisible">sser-sandhill-cranes</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/migratory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>migratory</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/sandhillcranes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sandhillcranes</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/cranes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>cranes</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/california" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>california</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>photography</span></a></p>
G Dan Mitchell<p>Late Winter Flocks. © Copyright 2023 G Dan Mitchell.</p><p>Huge numbers of sandhill cranes and several varieties of migratory geese in late winter.</p><p>Yes, another “sky full of birds” photograph! It may seem that I&quot;m sharing a lot of them… but it is not anywhere near all of them. And that, of course, brings up one of the great “secrets” of photographing birds: for every good image that “works” there... continues: <a href="https://gdanmitchell.com/2023/03/05/late-winter-flocks" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gdanmitchell.com/2023/03/05/la</span><span class="invisible">te-winter-flocks</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/migratory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>migratory</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/geese" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geese</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/winter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>winter</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>photography</span></a></p>
G Dan Mitchell<p>Geese, Winter Trees. © Copyright 2023 G Dan Mitchell.</p><p>Migratory geese fly into evening sky above winter trees, California Central Valley.</p><p>As geese (and not an insignificant number of cranes) flocked in the evening sky nearby, I had watched this grove of winter-bare trees, hoping that the birds my fly over them at some point. More than once they came close before turning... continues: <a href="https://gdanmitchell.com/2023/03/02/geese-winter-trees" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gdanmitchell.com/2023/03/02/ge</span><span class="invisible">ese-winter-trees</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/migratory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>migratory</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/flight" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>flight</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/geese" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geese</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/landscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>landscape</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>photography</span></a></p>
G Dan Mitchell<p>Birds in Motion. © Copyright 2023 G Dan Mitchell.</p><p>Long-exposure motion blur photograph of geese in flight over winter fields.</p><p>This is another long-exposure, late-day bird photograph, in which I lower the ISO and use longer exposures in order to allow motion blur. A flock of (mostly) snow geese was turning into a strong crosswind and the brighter western sky — so the light was... continues: <a href="https://gdanmitchell.com/2023/03/01/birds-in-motion" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gdanmitchell.com/2023/03/01/bi</span><span class="invisible">rds-in-motion</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/motion" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>motion</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/blur" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>blur</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/geese" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geese</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/migratory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>migratory</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/flight" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>flight</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>photography</span></a></p>
G Dan Mitchell<p>Winter Landscape, Geese and Cranes. © Copyright 2023 G Dan Mitchell.</p><p>Flocks of sandhill cranes and various geese in the winter landscape of California’s Central Valley.</p><p>While I anticipate eagerly the start of the migratory bird “season” in California every fall, the most exciting time to see and photograph the spectacle is in weeks before the geese depart. By this point... continues: <a href="https://gdanmitchell.com/2023/02/27/winter-landscape-geese-and-cranes" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gdanmitchell.com/2023/02/27/wi</span><span class="invisible">nter-landscape-geese-and-cranes</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/geese" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geese</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/sandhillcranes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sandhillcranes</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/migratory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>migratory</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/landscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>landscape</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>photography</span></a></p>
G Dan Mitchell<p>Geese in Motion. © Copyright 2023 G Dan Mitchell.</p><p>Long exposure photograph of an airborne flock of migratory geese.</p><p>A day of my wildlife photography typically begins and ends in darkness — I arrive and set up before sunrise and “don’t pack until it’s black.” During the earliest and latest times there’s often barely enough to light to make photographs, especially with the long ... continues: <a href="https://gdanmitchell.com/2023/02/26/geese-in-motion-2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gdanmitchell.com/2023/02/26/ge</span><span class="invisible">ese-in-motion-2</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/motion" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>motion</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/blur" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>blur</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/flight" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>flight</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/geese" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geese</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/migratory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>migratory</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>photography</span></a></p>
G Dan Mitchell<p>An Eruption of Geese. © Copyright 2023 G Dan Mitchell.</p><p>A large flock of migratory geese takes flight in early evening light.</p><p>The first time I witnessed one of these mass lift-offs, quite a few years ago, I could not. believe what I was seeing — the density of the flock, the sound of their wings and their calls, the tumult. I’ve seen hundreds of these events since then —sometimes many on... continues: <a href="https://gdanmitchell.com/2023/02/25/an-eruption-of-geese" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gdanmitchell.com/2023/02/25/an</span><span class="invisible">-eruption-of-geese</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/geese" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geese</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/migratory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>migratory</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/flight" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>flight</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/bif" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>bif</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>photography</span></a></p>
G Dan Mitchell<p>Cranes, Sunrise, Winter Sky. © Copyright 2023 G Dan Mitchell.</p><p>Sandhill cranes fly in winter sky as sun rises above the Sierra Nevada.</p><p>For weeks I&#39;ve been thinking about how little time remains before many of our migratory birds depart. I have been eyeing my schedule and the weather conditions looking for the right time to go look for the birds. Ideally I want fog... continues: <a href="https://gdanmitchell.com/2023/02/24/cranes-sunrise-winter-sky" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gdanmitchell.com/2023/02/24/cr</span><span class="invisible">anes-sunrise-winter-sky</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/sandhill" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sandhill</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/cranes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>cranes</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/sunrise" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sunrise</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/dawn" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>dawn</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/migratory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>migratory</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/landscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>landscape</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>photography</span></a></p>
G Dan Mitchell<p>White-Fronted Geese in Flight. © Copyright 2022 G Dan Mitchell.</p><p>A flock of white-fronted geese in fllight abainst a blue winter sky.</p><p>We were recently out photographing migratory (and other) birds in California’s Central Valley, squeezing a visit in between the series of recent and continuing winter storms. I describe these visits as being about “bird... (continues: <a href="https://gdanmitchell.com/2023/01/06/white-fronted-geese-in-flight-3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gdanmitchell.com/2023/01/06/wh</span><span class="invisible">ite-fronted-geese-in-flight-3</span></a>)</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/bif" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>bif</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/migratory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>migratory</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/geese" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geese</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/wildlifephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wildlifephotography</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/naturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>naturephotography</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/flight" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>flight</span></a></p>
G Dan Mitchell<p>Geese, Dark Sky. © Copyright 2022 G Dan Mitchell.</p><p>Geese in flight against a dark autumn sky above California’s Central Valley.</p><p>What visit to the country of winter migratory birds would not be complete without at least one photograph simply of birds filling the sky? These are most likely Ross’s geese — though it is a little hard to say for sure at this distance. ... continues: <a href="https://gdanmitchell.com/2022/12/17/geese-dark-sky" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gdanmitchell.com/2022/12/17/ge</span><span class="invisible">ese-dark-sky</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/migratory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>migratory</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/naturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>naturephotography</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wildlife</span></a> photography <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>photography</span></a></p>