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Canada Geese are always present in our area, even in the deep of winter. I found a group of them sleeping on ice at the EBF refuge, with temperatures in the teens (-10°C) during the day and even colder at night.
Canada Geese sleeping.
Some, however, were not sleeping and were already dabbling for food in a patch of water.
Canada Goose dabbling. Note the open eyes of the two other geese next to it.
Canada Goose dabbling.
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This brought back a sad memory from long ago. It was a reservoir or lake somewhere in north central New Jersey, so not so far from you. A mallard had its wing frozen into the ice. It must have happened as it slept overnight, and when I saw it, the bird was struggling in vain to get away, but the wing was stuck in the ice, so it couldn’t do anything but flap the other wing. I don’t know what ever happened to it, and it was too far away for me to help. Hopefully the ice thawed before the poor duck starved. The perils of being wild!
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Temperatures in the teens (-10°C) and you were out there… I’m impressed. 🙂
Great images!
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You are brave going out there in these cold temperatures to capture pictures of wildlife! I hope these guys find the food they need. Last night/this morning our temperatures went briefly below freezing…first time in my 11 years here.
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Wow, below freezing in Florida! I hope all the fruit and other crops were not too badly affected.
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Lovely photos! I wish that I could stay as warm in the cold weather as the geese can.
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Me too, Jerry. The cold and wind that came through the car window were merciless. I had to take a shot, close the window, wait a while before taking another shot. Not many pictures taken that day, of course.
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Anh Hien, You are “Crazy”.
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I love the peek-a-boo geese. Always making sure they’re not missing something. lol Great shots, Hien!
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Thank you Donna!
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