Saturday, February 7, 2015

What's good for the goose....


I drove out to Gilbert yesterday to visit the Riparian Preserve at Water Park.  I hadn't been there in over a year so I thought I'd see what kind of birds I could spot out there.  We are experiencing some unusually warm weather for this time of year so it was a bit of hot walk (83f/23c) and the place was packed with people so the wildlife weren't very cooperative.  Well, except for this goose.  He was not the least bit camera shy.


And, these two were quite happy to swim around in front of my camera.


I did get a rather good shot of this black necked stilt who was prodding around in the water for bits to eat.  The Riparian park wasn't my only stop in the east valley.  I'll show you some more photos from other stops in a future post. 

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15 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 7, 2015 at 2:13 AM

    Great set of wildlife images!

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  2. KarlFebruary 7, 2015 at 4:26 AM

    I like the portrait of the goose with the blue eye, great !

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  3. KateFebruary 7, 2015 at 6:32 AM

    Great portrait of the goose and wonderful reflection of the stilt.

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  4. JudyFebruary 7, 2015 at 8:34 AM

    They all look pretty happy to be there. I like that nice reflection in the last picture.

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  5. LowellFebruary 7, 2015 at 8:38 AM

    These are all lovely shots, Sharon, but the goose with that bit of something in its beak is perfect! So sharp. You're were able to portray its personality. Now if I'd try to do that the darn thing would chase me and bite my ankles!

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  6. KathyFebruary 7, 2015 at 9:01 AM

    I love how the stilt has pink legs!

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  7. BirdmanFebruary 7, 2015 at 9:34 AM

    Wonderful close-up.

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  8. ThérèseFebruary 7, 2015 at 9:45 AM

    Wonderful pics in this park I like so much.

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  9. PerthDailyPhotoFebruary 7, 2015 at 9:57 AM

    The 'black necked stilt' what a brilliant name for a bird with those long legs :) J'adore bird reflections Sharon, the last shot is wonderful.

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  10. Steve ReedFebruary 7, 2015 at 10:51 AM

    What nice blue eyes that goose has!

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  11. RedPatFebruary 7, 2015 at 12:14 PM

    I love that last shot, Sharon!

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  12. RandyFebruary 7, 2015 at 1:39 PM

    Nice close up. His eye is so blue.

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  13. William KendallFebruary 7, 2015 at 1:47 PM

    Black necked stilt. We definitely don't have those up here. Excellent closeup of that goose!

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  14. cieldequimperFebruary 7, 2015 at 2:15 PM

    OMG Sharon, I took a close-up portrait of that goose's Versailles cousin today!!! Yours is better than mine though and I don't know when I'll post it, I took waaaayyy too many photos today!

    These are all brilliant, love the reflection too!

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  15. JackFebruary 8, 2015 at 3:31 PM

    Very nice. Though I am a bit negative about geese. They make HUGE messes.

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