The city of Delta is the winter home to many Canadian Geese,
They are thick along the Gunnison River’s banks
and in the waters of the Confluence Lake.
One thing I have noticed, very few of the geese are coming out to our fields, (they used to), but now with the Sand Hill Cranes here, it seems the geese are staying ‘in town’ and letting the cranes be the country birds. :)
Along with the Canada Geese are lots of Mallard Ducks, of which I wasn’t able to get a photo of
And a Bald Eagle.
The Bald Eagle hunts along these banks, looking for the ducks…just the right size for a swoop and kill….yummm lunch!
Terry and I haven’t seen the Eagle in action, but people who live and work along the river has seen the Eagle making a very swift dive and hauling off a duck.
I think, if I were a duck I would look for a different place to spend some time. Trying to hide in with geese is just NOT working!
For the geese this is just right…no hunting in town! HA! HA!
Linda
Your photos are wonderful Linda. Such sights!
gosh so many!
With that number is there also a huge noise of squawking and chatting or are they quiet birds???
You have a tremendous population of Canada geese. We see them like that spring summer and fall. The eagles are lazy hunters. They very seldom kill anything. Instead they pick up birds and fish that have died. We have many geese and ducks here all winter where the water is open on the river.
Smart birds! No one hunts cranes.
Great photos!
Enjoying the city birds and the country birds! They’re happy and you have the best of both.
Linda, once again amazing photographs. So many birds, smart birds!
Smart geese – away from shooters, eh?
Anyhow I would think the Sand Hill Cranes are not as great at the “pooping” than the geese and
maybe a bit quieter also?
Bald eagles do have to eat, it is the cycle of nature, so I guess a smallish, plump duck is an
obvious choice.
Great photos.
Colin (Brisbane. Australia)
Weather report: Wednesday 23rd. Brisbane still cool – reasons unfathomable!! (No complaints from me). Northern Qld, the cyclone and monsoonal season has started – heaps of rain. Other areas south have got some rain, much to the relief of the fire fighters, but still arsonists are striking. Idiots, but they will be caught.
Those are some amazing photos you took there Linda!!!!
That’s a huge bunch of geese. Where do they come from? Canada I assume???? ha…. Poor little ducks… They do need to move on –if the eagles are out looking for them.. Yipes… But–oh how I love eagles…. Just nature I guess!
Hugs,
Betsy
That is just breathtaking. We always feed the ducks and geese at our local lake and they always seem hungry. Is it a dumb question to ask what all these guys eat?
poor ducks.
amazing flocks, there!
the eagle plays duck, duck goose…
Beautiful pics!
The eagles are indeed opportunistic in that respect. Saw one munching a duck or young goose part the other day.
Smart geese!
Daryl says there are 2 bald eagles swooping around the land in WY. I want to ride along on a hay run in hopes of seeing them!