Skagit Snows

[Smokepole]

I'm thinking the geese will soon be moving on & Sunday's weather doesn't look too bad.  Got a new camera, so I might just head down there early Sunday.  Here's a few shots from my latest visit.  Hope U like.

[h2ofowlr]

The pics look good.  What type of camera and lense did you end up getting?

[Smokepole]

Thanks h2ofowlr.  I took these pics with my old Canon Rebel 350d, with a Canon 70-200 f4L lens.  My new camera body is a Canon 50D.  Haven't taken any goose pics with it yet, but I'm sure jons'n to!

[grandpawrichard]

Cool photos Kevin! The area looks like the Fir Island Preserve. I have been meaning to get back down there to take some more photos, but I haven't made it yet.

My wife and I might head over to LaConner tomorrow to see if we can shoot some photos of the Wild Turkeys and various other scenic shots.

Dick

[Smokepole]

Yep, Fir Island is right.  Hey if you get any turkey shots, let's see 'em.  Tomorrow should be a great day, since the weather is supposed to clear out.  Good luck!

[Alchase]

Awesome pics
thx

[saylean]

Pretty pics, nice birds.

[grandpawrichard]

Hey Kevin,
Did you get out to take some photos over the weekend with your new 50D camera ?

Dick

[Smokepole]

Nope.  We were promised come nice sunny weather that day, but it looked pretty gray from Stanwood.  I have tons of gray day snow goose pics, so I stayed home and sharpened knives all day.  Looking at next weekend.  I like the last day of a storm because the dark clouds up toward 3-Fingers & White Horse makes a good backdrop for the white geese in flight.  Got to have sun on the flats, though.

Did you get out?

[PickNbone]

Beautiful pics!

[Dmanmastertracker]

 That's a lot of geese. If all goes as planned, I'll be up there week after next.

[Smokepole]

Lots of fun.  Need some sun pretty soon though!

[grandpawrichard]

Did you get out?

We went to LaConner to get some Turkey Photos, then visited my wife's Brother-in-law in the hospital in Anacortes, then we drove out to Washington Park to get some photos of the bay and of a deer.

Dick

[Smokepole]

O.k. now I know how you got such a great deer shot!

[BOWHUNTER45]

Man there was not a shortage of snows this year... they need to make the season longer...all the years hunting on samish island I never seen as many snow geese out there as I have this year and last year there was a 6x6 bull elk off of Avon Allen r.d during bow season which I could of easily taken but I figured it would piss people off if I shot it ... times are changing !!! nice pictures ......

[Smokepole]

Thanks.  Dang, a 6x6?  I'd like to let the air out of one of those & make some jerky & stix.  Maybe he was afraid of getting poached, so he just went to the flatlands.