Birds of Freezeout Lake (2)

Each spring hundreds of thousands of snow geese, tens of thousands of tundra swans, and large numbers of other migratory birds arrive in Freezeout Lake Wildlife Management Area near Choteau, Montana. The birds will rest and refuel for a few days in the surrounding barely fields before moving on to their breeding areas in the arctic. The activity on the lakes is truly one of nature's spectacles.

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Snow geese over Freezeout Lake, Choteau, MT, U.S.

A small group of snow geese (anser caerulescens), which come by the thousands to Freezeout Lake each spring (sepia toned version).

Snow geese over Freezeout Lake, Choteau, MT, U.S.

This is a color version of the previous photo of a small group of snow geese.


Snow geese and tundra swans at Freezeout Lake, Montana, U.S.

Thousands of snow geese above icy Freezeout Lake with a few tundra swans looking on.

Snow geese and the Rocky Mountain Front, Montana, U.S.

Thousands of snow geese above Freezeout Lake with the Rocky Mountain Front in the distance.


Snow geese launch from Freezeout Lake, Montana, U.S.

Hundreds of snow geese launch from Freezeout Lake on a blustery March afternoon.


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