Time for an Evening Swim, a photo from North Yorkshire, England

Photographer's Note

Good Morning Everyone,

On our recent trip to North Yorkshire, we stayed on a site which had three quite large lakes. They were a magnet for local fishermen (who I will show you later) and for wild birds.

Please click on Time for an Evening Swim to see the details much clearer, particularly the goose's eye.

The largest of these birds were the Canada Geese. They regularly crossed between the lakes and though they spent much of their time grazing, they always went for an evening dip in the water. This suited me fine, for th light was much better at that time of the day.

Here you can see a small group of the birds heading towards the cooling water. I had to smile, when I saw that they were using one of the fishermen's casting pontoons as their launch point!

I will add another photograph as a workshop, showing a family group.

Have a lovely day, Bev :-)

It has been forecast as a scorching day in the U.K., today, with temperatures reaching record heights for the month. At the w/e, cooler weather should be on its way to break the drought.

holmertz, papagolf21, jhm, pajaran, ikeharel, Fis2, danos, ChrisJ, macjake, cornejo, worldcitizen has marked this note useful

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holmertz (103540) 2018-07-26 2:20

Hello Bev,
Two nice photos of your close encounters with these sometimes rather fierce birds. Protective geese, as those in the WS, are not to be taken lightly. I would make sure to keep a distance. These ones were maybe not fully aware of your presence. Anyway they were more interested in the water than in a harmless human. I imagine those on the pontoon asking the one in the lake if the water is warm enough. The evening light is very attractive, It produces such lovely colours.
Kind regards,
Gert

papagolf21 (152607) 2018-07-26 2:30

Bonjour, chère Bev,
Belle réunion de ces outardes au déplacement amusant (elles se dandinent d'une façon originale).
La prise de vue est très réussie.
Amitiés.
Philippe

Nicou (193814) 2018-07-26 2:44

Hello

quelle vue et image de ces oies sueprbe elle entrent dans l'eau elle ont un très beua rendu sur leur plumage fantastique compo et vue superbe image.
Bravo et amitié
Nicou

Silvio1953 (222779) 2018-07-26 3:09

Ciao cara Bev, great capture of lovely geese, wonderful natural colors, nice reflections, excellent clarity and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

jhm (211738) 2018-07-26 3:25

Hellop Bev

Both pictures are pleasant to look at.
The Canada Geese are the enemies of the farmers in Flemish Belgium and also in the borders with Netherland.
All fields during springtime become completely eaten, get a small compensation of the government
Also the river excellent perspective and depth image.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

lousat (139914) 2018-07-26 3:40

HI Bev,this time the lens is clean and the result is absolutely perfect...ehehe...2 lovely pics showing a lot og canadian geese close to the small lake,it seems to be in the park of my village where there are a lot of swans close to the water,very bright and sharp composition very well done! Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

ikeharel (114477) 2018-07-26 5:21

A family get together at the lake...
Nice moment taken, Beverley, as those ducks played "follow the leader" and went for an evening "wash".
Light and colors, fine clarity all very well rendered.
My cong'.s.
Ike

Fis2 (171823) 2018-07-26 5:35

Witaj Bev!
Wonderful scene, beautiful goose's make impression.
Very nice place.
Excellent POV, composition and colors.
Well done.
Nice afternoon.
Krzysztof

Sergiom (117241) 2018-07-26 6:12

Bonjour Bev,

Tu es très chanceuse de pouvoir les approcher d'aussi près car ces outardes sont tr`s sauvages du moins dans notre région. On dirait que tu fais partie de la famille et que tu as le droit de les suivre jusqu'au plan d'eau.

Amicalement

Serge

Cricri (176) 2018-07-26 11:45

Hi Beverley
Bonne prise des outardes par derrière, la scène est belle, la lumière et les couleurs agréable, belle image de famille en WS
Bonne soirée
cricri

danos (110407) 2018-07-26 12:10

Hello Bev,
nice the close up view of the Canada geese as approach the lake to take their bath.The falling light enhance the beautiful foreground with the created details to are captured and presented perfect.

Regards,Danos

bema (26591) 2018-07-26 12:17

Hello Beverly,

really a nice idea to cool down in these hot days..

anyway a fine picture with great clarity and perect depth..

have a nice evening, chhers Bernd

ChrisJ (172378) 2018-07-26 15:32

Hello Bev,

A charming shot of the geese, with their very own waterside deck! Good sharpness and dof with wonderful bg reflections in the water. Tfs!

Tue (93328) 2018-07-26 18:33

Hello Beverley,
I really love the warm evening summer light here, it's always so appealing. Excellent photo of this group of such beautiful geese. Very well composed.
Lars

emka (158680) 2018-07-27 0:09

Hello Bev, I observed being in UK, that you have a lot of Canada geese and we have mallard ducks. Marvelous composition.

Have a nice day

MAlgo

macjake (98544) 2018-07-27 13:26

Hi Bev
i've often wondered how other places around the world look at these Canada Geese, here in Canada, they're looked upon as a pain in the neck. Sort of how in Australia the Kangaroo is also a pain in the neck. We have so many of these geese that they leave their poop and droppings everywhere. To the point where many ponds and small parks are over run with them, and the waters are contaminated. Parks are so full of poop you have to watch where you step, with every single step - yes, it can be that bad. anyways, glad to hear you had some fun capturing these geese, they are beautiful large birds, thats for sure. Cheers
Craig

cornejo (61504) 2018-07-30 11:15

Hello Bev, great picture of these beautiful geese, very well captured in this interesting image, with good sharpness, light, color and quality. Very good and interesting work perfectly done, my congratulations my friend. Thank you for sharing this beautiful work.

Good night and happy beginning of the week.
Warm greetings from the south of Spain.
Angel.

LuisGustavoLima (5184) 2018-07-30 18:02

Oi, Bev!

A luz dourada está realmente fantástica, realçou os lindos patos da foto. Inclusive, eles estão com uma nitidez espetacular, realmente muito boa. Enquadramento muito bom e cores agradáveis.
Realmente um ótimo trabalho!

gervaso (28383) 2018-08-02 4:14

Hello, Bev!

I've just had a great experience in bird watching during my last trip to the Pantanal (I'll post the photos here soon), so now I'm really enjoying photos of birds! The light here is great, giving beautiful colors to the scene, and the sharpness is perfect! Wonderful job!

jmdias (116341) 2018-08-08 10:48

bev

I thought they were british. haha.
nice view of the animals going to the lake. here we have domestic geese in the municipal lake, people put them there because they would like them at home as domestic pets.problem is when people put "small domestic" alligators and creatures like this in such places...

take care

jorge

worldcitizen (16226) 2018-08-09 16:54

Hello Bev,
This is a lovely picture of the geese; I especially like the lighting. This spot looks quaint and relaxing, and I guess the geese didn't mind being photographed. I know, from meeting some pushy geese in Central Park, that they aren't afraid to get up close and personal, or even try to take your stuff if they feel like it. :-)