For three days I was in Chincotreague, Virginia with two friends, George and Dennis. We photographed a variety of things but were primarily there for birds and Snow Geese were high on that list. I did not see any on the day I arrived. On day two we knew where they were likely to be early the morning and I was up well before light to walk up the beach a bit and then back toward the bay side to be in position close to the flock. I tried several photos before it was really light enough but about 7:45 there was sufficient light to get this first usable picture. Aesthetically it is not great but it is still satisfying to me as by then I was really cold. I just got back from the trip and am too tired to look at many of the images taken but I will get a few more up before I start the 12 Days of Christmas photos.

There are male and female geese and what was once classified as a Blue Goose but is now considered a dark version of the Snow Goose.