Bird Watching: 'On The Waterfront", 0 by linthicum

linthicum wrote:
Thanks, pelle.

How can good news also be bad news ? Such is the case of the Snow Goose. This is an excerpt from a recent newspaper article citing the bad news.

"Populations of snow geese have grown to historic highs, and their feeding has negatively impacted natural vegetation found in coastal marshlands during breeding, migration and winter.

"The overabundance of snow geese, which nest in far northern regions of North America, is harming their fragile Arctic breeding habitat," said Bryan Swift, Department of Environmental Conservation bird biologist. "Returning the snow goose population to sustainable levels is necessary to protect this delicate habitat, and every species dependent on it."

According to the DEC, the Atlantic Flyway population of snow geese increased from approximately 50,000 birds in the mid-1960s to more than one million birds in recent years. Most of these birds pass through New York during spring and fall migrations and spend the winter in New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland".

Thus begins the banter as to how best this problem can be resolved. What I view through my camera lens provides a positive image but unseen by most is the complications that can and do develop through over-population. I trust a balance can be achieved in addressing this complex issue.

For now, I will take advantage of the visual perspectives achieved through the medium of my camera and lens. It sends a powerful message.