outdoorswithcamera

You have noticed by now that there are two connected ponds on the Old Walnut Canyon Road (the road that leads to Walnut Canyon National Monument) that attract a variety of waterfowl as well as ospreys, bald eagles, and swallows. Once again I turn to my cache of photos taken there for another favorite— the third in my series of motion blur photographs. (Please note that I am no expert, just one who is enjoying what I have learned of the technique.) Canada Geese are far more common on the ponds than the very transient American Avocets. The three in this photo exemplify behavioral synchrony, a defining feature of flocking. (And yes, these really are three geese, not one with three heads.)