Very few things in the natural world beat the awe of seeing thousands of snow geese all take to flight at the same time. (Not for nothing it was the opening image of BBC's "Planet Earth".) In our area, we can catch this sight in late December or late February when the birds stage for their winter or spring migration, and the border between NJ and PA happens to be the eartern-most boundary of their wintering range. I took these shots on a field in Alpha, NJ, right next to Delaware River:
Other birds swarm as well. This is a flock of red-winged blackbirds from Texas:
Pintail ducks from Brigantine, NJ:
Dunlins:
The pictures above were taken in April 2012 on Jones Beach. The dunlins (plus some sanderlings) crowded the beach not just in the air, but also on the ground:
Canada Geese (yes, they do migrate too):
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