Monday, December 10, 2012

OUR WORLD & Wild Bird Wednesday - Cape Barren Geese


A couple of years ago we went to Hindmarsh Island,
across the bridge from Goolwa, South Australia.

The Cape Barren Geese were grazing in a field next to the road.
There were bushes along the road, so I had to get out of the car
to get a shot.


I was used to the very tame flock on Kangaroo Island, so was
surprised at how skittish these were. Although I was behind 
cover, they were on the alert as soon as I got out of the car


and took off after the first ground shot I got. 


Suddenly they were all in the air, up, up, and away . . .


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26 comments:

  1. Florida Farm GirlDecember 10, 2012 at 9:00 AM

    Lovely birds. It is always such a treat to see birds from another continent. Hope you're doing well today.

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  2. Sylvia KDecember 10, 2012 at 9:01 AM

    Wonderful captures of such beautiful birds, Arija! Hope your week is off to a good start! Take care, enjoy!

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  3. A Colorful WorldDecember 10, 2012 at 9:17 AM

    Great shots! Glad you were able to get them on the ground and in the air as well!

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  4. TexWisGirlDecember 10, 2012 at 9:29 AM

    cool looking geese!

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  5. The Weaver of GrassDecember 10, 2012 at 11:19 AM

    That is a wonderful photograph of the birds in flight Arija.

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  6. Ruth HiebertDecember 10, 2012 at 11:26 AM

    This resulted in some great flight shots. Hope you are well.

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  7. Fun60December 10, 2012 at 3:19 PM

    That's a great shot of them taking off.

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  8. DeniseinVADecember 10, 2012 at 4:04 PM

    These are great Arija, lovely bird shots!

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  9. GaelynDecember 10, 2012 at 7:02 PM

    Ground and flight, these birds are a delight. And so are you. Wishing the best for you Arija.

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  10. MaryDecember 10, 2012 at 7:26 PM

    You got some great shots anyway! I hate it when I try to get out of the car and scare something away. Getting good photos is a lot of work at times :-) Interesting looking geese.

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  11. Elephant's ChildDecember 10, 2012 at 10:20 PM

    What a truly wonderful experience. I don't think I have ever seen Cape Barren Geese, and I love your shot of them airborne. Thank you.

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  12. MollyDecember 11, 2012 at 2:54 AM

    Beautiful images of birds in flight.

    Mollyxxx

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  13. carol l mckennaDecember 11, 2012 at 5:14 AM

    Magnificent photography of nature's beautiful birds in Aussie ~

    (A Creative Harbor) ^_^ aka ArtMuseDog and Carol

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  14. UnknownDecember 11, 2012 at 6:37 AM

    Great shots though!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  15. UnknownDecember 11, 2012 at 9:19 AM

    I love the second pic. Great capture of these beautiful geese.

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  16. CarlettaDecember 11, 2012 at 10:18 AM

    You got some wonderful in-flight shots Arija!

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  17. Johnny NutcaseDecember 11, 2012 at 10:21 AM

    Cool cool! I love the second photo of them in flight. Great stuff!

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  18. mickDecember 11, 2012 at 12:49 PM

    Great in-flight photos and a bird I have never seen.

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  19. eileeninmdDecember 11, 2012 at 2:51 PM

    They are pretty geese, sorry they were spooked. Great shots!

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  20. Stewart MDecember 11, 2012 at 11:55 PM

    Nice birds - I looking forward to getting some images of these geese over the coming holidays.

    Hope all is well with you.

    Cheers and thanks for linking to WBW.

    Stewart M - Melbourne

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  21. AnonymousDecember 12, 2012 at 12:17 AM

    Thinking of you with this heat today Arija - 42 degrees in Port Augusta mentioned on the news - I remember the end of term heat there - hope you are keeping cool - great photos of the Cape Barren geese - always lovely to see them featured in totemic aboriginal art works too - my favourite along with honey ants.

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  22. LarryDecember 12, 2012 at 7:13 AM

    Even though you flushed this skittish flock, you got great flight shots of the geese Arija!

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  23. Kenneth Cole SchneiderDecember 12, 2012 at 3:16 PM

    I enjoyed your description of the encounter with the geese and the beautiful images.

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  24. Wally JonesDecember 13, 2012 at 8:32 AM

    Good post and nice shots of the nervous geese!

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  25. BeckyDecember 13, 2012 at 4:50 PM

    What cool geese Arija. Love your in flight shots.
    Still hanging in here...

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  26. Sallie (FullTime-Life)December 15, 2012 at 1:31 PM

    Beautiful and different looking geese...envious of your flight shot...I'm not quick enough usually.

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