I've long known that deep within rural Pennsylvania, amongst the Amish farming communities there is a wonderful world class spectacle that happens every northern winter. Snow Geese migrate down from the Tundra lands and come hang out this far south until spring arrives and they head back for the arctic summer. Since the 1970's the Middle Creek area was set aside as a 'stop off' for birds heading further south to ward off dwindling numbers. Since then they have been coming in their thousands.  They also mate for life which is amazing, cos how do you ever find your mate in this melee? In 2017 they had their highest count of over 200k Snow geese ( plus a few ducks and canada geese ). On this day  we had a mere 70k to view- data is collected daily and it must be someone's job to count them ( good luck with that!). 

Watching huge flocks of Snow Geese swirl down from the sky, amid a cacophony of honking, is a little like standing inside a snow globe. Whilst I photographed these on the lake each day these loud, white-and-black geese can cover the ground in a snowy blanket as they eat their way across fallow cornfields or wetlands. With wildlife reserves like this  Snow Geese have skyrocketed in numbers and are now among the most abundant waterfowl on the American continent.