Flight of the Snow Goose
by Elizabeth Winter
Title
Flight of the Snow Goose
Artist
Elizabeth Winter
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Fall and Spring migration can bring millions of Snow Geese to the refuge. During the peak of their arrival the blue wetland is turned into a sea of white.
quaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge is located in northwest Missouri near Mound City. The refuge was established August 23, 1935 as an Executive Order 7156 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as a refuge feeding and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife. The refuge is 30 miles northwest of St. Joseph, Missouri. It is 100 miles north of Kansas City, Missouri, and 100 miles south of Omaha, Nebraska. The refuge includes 7,415 acres of wetlands, grasslands, and forests along the eastern edge of the Missouri River floodplain . Overlooking the refuge from the east, the Loess Hills habitat is a geological formation of fine silt deposited after the past glacial period. The hills stretch from about 30 miles south of St. Joseph, Missouri, to extreme northern Iowa. Some of the last parcels of native plants, of a once vast native prairie, can be found here.
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December 1st, 2015
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Anne Gifford
I have never seen this in real life, so am very grateful that you have shared it through your artistic eye. like/f
Doug Morgan
Amazing capture...nicely done...great layers of grays. Beautiful photography Elizabeth! L/F/Tw
Anne Gifford
This is just astounding. I feel privileged to get to see such a sight through your lens....amazing capture! like/f
Joni Eskridge
Great capture of this mass of snow geese Elizabeth. Really gives you a sense of being there.
Bob Christopher
Hi Elizabeth... I like your image. Wow, great to see this spectacular display of wildlife...Cheers Bob fv
Anne Gifford
I've never seen this many birds in one place.....this is just an amazing capture, Elizabeth! like/f
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