Snow Geese and White-fronted Geese at Bennington

As we were watching a group of AMERICAN PIPITS and a SAY'S PHOEBE on the dam at the beginning of our walk today, geese began circling overhead.  We watched as 13 WHITE-FRONTED GEESE came down and landed on the northeast corner of the lake.  Then, after circling for about five minutes, 21 SNOW GEESE flew in and landed with the other geese.  They looked tired and settled down to rest.  The calm waters and the golden color of the cottonwoods reflected on the water made it a beautiful scene.  They were still there when we finished our walk three hours later.  Fortunately there weren't dogs running on the edge of the lake this morning so the geese got to rest - at least for a few hours.  This was truly the beauty of nature at its best.  Ginger