Ducks, Geese & Waterfowl

Snow Geese (Chen caerulescens) & Ross Geese (Chen rossii)

Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
Socorro, New Mexico

A slow shutter speed and panning technique was used in this image to convey motion as hundreds of geese erupted into the air. It was published in the June 2017 edition of Wild Planet Magazine in their "Behind the Lens" feature.

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From Bosque del Apache