Apr 14-09

Past-E-Mail: Cam Notes - 2009: April: Apr 14-09
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Photos by Donna MacIntosh
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Photos by Donna MacIntosh
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Photos by Donna MacIntosh


By
Mary Drew at Pasty Central (Mdrew) on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 06:59 am:

Donna MacIntosh snapped up some photos of the returning geese around Keweenaw bay. I'm betting they were glad to have found the waters opening up so they could be finding food and swimming around. Good thing they have natural down insulation, cold as that water must be. Donna's last photo has you doing a double take, since at first glance it looks like a two-headed goose. Nice optical illusion!


By Pam & Jim - Calumet (Pjgrill) on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 07:07 am:

Yesterday there was a hugh flock heading north over Calumet, they were flight geese as they were very high. Must have been several hundred in that flock.


By Janie T. (Bobbysgirl) on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 08:07 am:

Nice pictures Donna!


By Gus LL (Gusll) on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 11:13 am:

When the geese fly in their V formation, why is one side of the V longer than the other?


By Dunerat (Dunerat) on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 11:24 am:

Gus --

They can fly, but they can't count.


By mickill mouse (Ram4) on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 01:01 pm:

We saw a flock of geese flying and the leader decided to make a sharp right and the rest of the birds kept flying straight then all of a sudden struggled to make their right and catch up to the leader. We looked at each other and started laughing.


By FJL (Langoman) on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 01:05 pm:

There are more geese on the longer side......FJL


By Gus LL (Gusll) on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 01:35 pm:

FJL, Right on, you get an A+ for that one.


By Thomas Baird (Thomas) on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 02:28 pm:

Canada Geese are probably my favourite species of geese.


By Donna (Donna) on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 05:55 pm:

Thanks Jamie!


By Donna (Donna) on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 05:58 pm:

OOPS....JANIE T.!!!! (Sorry..didn't have my glasses on! LOL)


By Art Brabbs (Transplant1977) on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 09:15 pm:

When the geese are in the V formation why does the one in the lead not honk?


By Steve Haagen (Radsrh) on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 09:18 pm:

There is no one in front of him to honk at ;)


By Donna (Donna) on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 09:30 pm:

Here's a link to the Lessons from Geese!

https://www.pasty.com/discus/messages/713/1173.html?SaturdayMay2820051108pm

I knew it was here somewhere...


By Ken ja Mimi from da UP (Kenjamimi) on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 10:39 pm:

Saw about 40 - 50 geese flying north yesterday here in Cornell. Many of them were honking, perhaps an argument? They were just under the clouds. Sunday afternoon a group of Sandhill cranes were going north. Very loudly. Hardly any snow left anymore. The ground is very dry. There was hardly any water in the ditches or the fields. It's been very windy, too. Afraid to light the old grass.


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