Unexpected visitors in the storm
We’ve just gone through quite a big storm. Since yesterday morning it has been raining, raining, raining. Then the wind whipped up, hitting something like 55 km per hour.
The power flickered last night but didn’t go out. Nice.
This morning it’s gloomy, gloomy, gloomy. The forecast contains a continuing rain warning. Alas, January on the coast. The good news is that it’s a “pineapple express” with warm temperatures. Nice.
It’s a bit of a pain taking poor Kepler out into the elements to do his business, and yet it’s still cozy in the cabin and consulting work can continue.
This morning we saw an exciting sight down at the waterfront: pure white swan-looking birds. We’re guessing snow geese?
Snow geese visiting during the storm Photo: John McLachlan
They seem to be gone already and are perhaps just finding tasty morsels here and there. Perhaps they were taking refuge from the storm. Or, is this a regular stop on their annual voyage?
Will have to investigate this crucial issue. But for now, back to work.
That’s awesome. I love seeing those surprise animal events.
Now if we can just figure out what they were… A friend from Richmond said that they probably aren’t snow geese because they go in flocks of thousands rather than the small handful we had; unless this little pocket got blown apart from the main crowd.
Ideas?
Ya, I looked them up and they sure do look like snow geese although the ones in your photo are a little further away.
We’re now thinking that they’re Trumpeter swans. A friend pointed out that snow geese travel in flocks of thousand – like on the Richmond fields – while another said that Trumpeter swans do habit the Courtenay area. So, that settles that! (Maybe.)