Heading to a new address

Outdoor writer Lowell Washburn proclaims, “The Canada goose is about as tough as a water bird can get.”  This year, the living has been easy – even in extreme northern Iowa, he explains.   “With endless supplies of waste grain and plenty of open water, the winter weather has offered little challenge.  But times have changed.  Snow covered stubble fields, subzero temperatures, and shrinking air holes have caused many geese to rethink their winter plans.  Taking advantage of Sunday’s full moon, hundreds of geese opted for a change of address.  As soon as the moon rose above the eastern horizon, the exodus began.  As the sound of their clamorous honking faded into the night sky, the North Iowa landscape suddenly became a more lonelier place.” - Photo by Lowell Washburn.