RHH's photos with the keyword: goose

When we visit the Skagit Valley in western Washington in the spring to see the tulip and daffodil fields, we also look for the flocks of Snow Geese that winter there. They form flocks of thousands of birds and the noise they make is deafening. We did not get to the Skagit Valley this year so these photos are from last year's visit.

These are Snow Geese, the name given for obvious reasons, though there is a blue-gray morph of the species as well sometimes called a Blue Goose. These were photographed in the Skagit Valley in Western Washington where they winter in huge flocks.

This Snow Goose is coming in for a landing. We visited the Skagit Valley last spring and looked for and found the flocks of Geese that winter there.

These huge flocks of Snow Geese winter in the Skagit Valley in western Washington before returning north. We saw and photographed them last spring.

I am not sure I have the ID correct on this, but trust that Mark will correct me if I am wrong. This was photographed at Goose Rock near Deception Pass. Goose Rock, on the south side of the pass, supports a unique flora and is noted for its granite balds. It is also a wonderful place for views of the San Juan Strait and Islands and of the north end of Whidbey Island. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2012/06/whidbey-isl...

I've posted several pictures of this tree recently.. Here's another taken Tuesday from the top of Goose Rock. The tree gets much larger than this and this tree, still young, is just starting to develop the peeling back that is characteristic of the species. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2013/02/pass-island...