Birds Bird images from Freezeout Lake, MT

[GeffBourke]

We spent last weekend at Freezeout lake Lake near Choteau, Montana. They ha a record number of snow geese this year, 61,000. There were also several thousand Tundra swans. A great place to go every spring for birds and Americana when you drive around.

• ILCE-9M2
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/80 sec
• ISO 1600

• ILCE-9M2
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 320

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 500

• ILCE-9M2
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 496.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/1600 sec
• ISO 640

 

[DavidN]

Great shots, Geoff. That 2nd one would be a bit of a challenge for the eye autofocus system!

 

[GeffBourke]

Great shots, Geoff. That 2nd one would be a bit of a challenge for the eye autofocus system!

Thank you. LOL, yes eye AF was rather confused.

 

[Jeff A]

We spent last weekend at Freezeout lake Lake near Choteau, Montana. They ha a record number of snow geese this year, 61,000. There were also several thousand Tundra swans. A great place to go every spring for birds and Americana when you drive around.

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Great photos but the second one is incredible. I wonder if they ever suffer a "Midair" collision?

 

[GeffBourke]

Great photos but the second one is incredible. I wonder if they ever suffer a "Midair" collision?

Thank you. Did not see any mid air collisions thank goodness. But did see a lot of maneuvering for positions.

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Excellent. Much like Snettisham over here.

 

[Ralph]

The 2nd image makes me think about the saying that you can't see the forest through the trees.
This is a little like that you can't see the bird through the flock.
Great image as I see it and I would like to one of those White Swans I know we have them here but not close by though.