Checking on the Snow Geese in Henderson, KY.....

Yesterday, we drove over to Henderson, KY to check on the Snow Geese and other geese and ducks.  We were thrilled to find that plenty of geese had arrived already!

 There were a large mass of them sitting in the grass and low water behind where one of the viewing stands is located.  So I was able to get these massed shots.  Hmmmm....how many geese per square foot?  I really wish I had a way to count them sometime!  I'm curious as to just how many are really there.

 Something stirred them up and they all took to the air.  I don't think it was anything I did :-)  The viewing stand is at least 200 yards from where they were.

 Trying to get a wide shot that shows all of them in the air is hard.  This does give an idea of how far away we were.

 The ducks stayed behind on the water when the geese took off.

Lots of geese!

 They came to rest in the next field over, where they have flooded areas of the field for them.  Looks like a big swimming pool full of geese here :-)

 We were about 200 yards away still, so these aren't real close shots.

 I try to get a mixture of all the types.   There are two phases:  The pure white Snow Geese and the dark Snow Geese with white heads.  The juveniles are somewhere in between....the pale gray ones are the white juveniles and the all dark are the dark juveniles.

 But there are also Greater White-fronted Geese mixed throughout.  They usually sort of stay at one end by themselves, but they do mix somewhat with the Snow Geese.

 Enjoying the water.

 There was a lot of wing flapping going on after they landed.  They seemed restless.  Maybe they were just trying to get some space from their neighbors :-)

 A bunch of the Greater White-fronted Geese on one end.

Landing

 We weren't the only ones watching the geese from a distance.  I think these are two immature eagles.  They were way out in the trees beyond the geese...watching.

 Some of the Mallards on a smaller pond in the area.

I never get tired of seeing these geese and ducks!  We'll probably make a trip over here at about once a week.   I don't know if this all that are coming this year, or if this is just the beginning.