Canada Geese, Stearns Lake 2020

One afternoon I found a couple thousand Canada geese on Stearns Lake in Lafayette, CO, so I decided to go back and photograph them the next morning. A brilliant sunrise and greeted me with purple and red colors when I arrived around 6:50 am. I photographed a few ducks flying through the clouds and then focused on the geese. After focusing on a large clump for about 10 minutes, the flock took off in unison into the lake. I wondered what had caused that reaction? My answer soon came flying over the lake–a bad eagle. I promptly snapped a dozen or so frames of the eagle which was an added bonus to an already gorgeous morning.

I stayed for another half hour ro so taking in the scene and then watch wave after wave of geese take off. The Front Range mountains provided a beautiful backdrop. Thank goodness for the local farms and large estates preventing houses from coming right up to the lake so it certainly feels wild and remote, even though it is only 15 minutes from either Broomfield or Boulder. I will definitely go back to check out this very cool place.