While I’ve seen my share of Canadian Canada Geese since moving to the Shore, this is the first year for seeing Snow Geese. And like so much here, it is the scale of things that makes it that much more interesting. Rather than one goose or a small flock, more than a thousand of the birds arrived. They may stay on the Shore for the bulk of the winter before starting to move north again. Most of these birds like the sea side but given the inclement weather they’ve made some adjustments to their patterns and preferences.

As you can see in the footage, it’s been damp, cold, and gray for the past several days. Still, the epic proportions of the bird and the size of the flock (swarm is more like it) make for spectacular visuals during the morning coffee !

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