Friday, January 6, 2012

Life at the strip pits

I ran out to the strip pit area night before last to see what I could see....as you can see by the photo below we have had some cold weather.
If I had to title this photo, I would call it Teepees on Ice...just reminded me of an Indian village if I use my imagination.
There were several geese out as the sun started to set...I suppose they were coming in from the fields.
I am not sure if the above will show on your computer...it is very dark at best. So I hit the auto levels button and got the bottom photo...not your greatest photo but it shows the geese better.
I always wonder what they have seen in their travels to get here.
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It is supposed to get up in the high 50's today...I am trying to make up my mind if I want to stay home or want to get out and go while the going is good. I actually wish I could do both, cause I really feel like staying home, yet I feel like we should take advantage of the nice weather and get out while the getting it good.

15 comments:

  1. i have to stay home, waiting on the cable girl to come. i bet that many geese were making a loud noise, i saw a few last week and wow were they loud, maybe 6 of them. never seen this many at one time. beautiful photos

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  2. It does look like an Indian village. That's great! The geese pictures are awesome. Beautiful shots!

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  3. A fine trip to the strip pits that paid off very well. nice shot of the teepee scene. I like it! :-) The birds wandering across the sky always make me wonder if they know where they are going.

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  4. Wow, so many geese. We generally don't see them in such big flocks. Love the first image with the snow/ice. Wonderful image.

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  5. Isn't is just beautiful the way everything freezes.
    Great shot of the migratory geese. They must be taking advantage of the mild weather.
    BTW, what exactly are strip pits?

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  6. Wow, so many geese - great shot, especially the one of the sunset. That is some beautiful sky.

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  7. I know what you mean: I'm SUCH a homebody, but the Snowy Owls keep calling to me. We saw 4 more today, but they are spooky and my shots aren't the best.

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  8. Nice photos, Rose. We are scheduled for rain, so we did get out a while today to enjoy the warm sun.

    Hope you have a great weekend.

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  9. Hahaha it does look like teepees. I missed a great photo opportunity of some pelicans :(

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  10. It WAS a lovely day today. It felt more like an early Spring day than Winter. I like that first picture and can imagine a field of teepees as well!

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  11. You call it Teepees on Ice...I saw diving duck bottoms at first glance! LOL!

    I love seeing large flocks of birds like you show of the geese. A friend shared a video with me yesterday of a "murmuration" of starlings. I'm including the link for you. I think you'll be impressed.
    http://vimeo.com/31158841

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  12. we are having a couple of days where it is above freezing giving us a nice break from winter......

    Gill in Canada

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  13. I wonder if the birds can see because there's still light up there long after there's no light below. Not sure about that.

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  14. Great photos, Rose! I love the "teepees"...wanted to thank you for your sweet comments, and also tell you that I didn't mean to post your blog address for Mary (Faith, Frabric & Photos) so people could come by. I've corrected my mistake, but encouraged people to visit you both! :-)

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