The geese cloud is approaching!

The wild geese cloud approaching to the feeding ground. These Barnacle geese are feeding and training on the fields of Southern Finland before dispatching to the Netherlands for wintering. 

Even thought the summer is officially over in Finland - look at those dark clouds at the background and 15 centigrades in the midday - Barnacle geese are still with us. They will keep feeding and training till the mid-October. 

The unusual guests at the backyard

The encounter

Small birds again...What are they? Common snipes?

Could these be Snipes (Gallinago gallinago)?

Snipes and geese

The massive launch

This video was taken in Helsinki at the sunset. Geese were feeding peacefully on the cleaned cereals field when suddenly the entire flock went off the ground. Too bad I did not have a better camera with me...

And this massive wild geese takeoff was filmed the day after

And the landing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8JRCewEP_A

Massive geese flocks

I found the pictures of the massive geese flocks that are share by Hezu at Panoramio

The night flight

Barncale geese on the barley field

The collected crops filelds are the ideal place for geese feeding. In Helsinki this can even be in the geographical center of the city

Just another gorgeous day for a geese lover

What are the smaller birds? Any ideas?

Whhash...I feel like a snake!

Landings of Branta leucopsis

I feel that I started to lovee their landing more that somewhat heavy liftings. Very gracious in my opinion.

Flight acrobatics

Today I saw one playful goose that was perhaps showing off in front of the mate. His/er pirouettes were too fast for my amateur camera, unfortunately