Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Flotilla in line astern

CANADA GEESE, PORCUPINE MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS STATE PARK, MICHIGAN, JUNE 9, 2012

Pentax K-5
SMC Pentax-DA 55-300 at 300mm
1/500 sec. f8
ISO 200

Another shot of a family of geese offshore on the Porkies' Union Bay, this time swimming in a line-astern formation like an 18th century squadron of frigates bracketed by ships of the line. I have no idea if geese actually arrange themselves this way against predators, but it's nice to think so.

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