White-fronted geese take off as a train passes north of Carseland, Ab., on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. Mike Drew/Postmedia

On the Road: Geese everywhere

by · Calgary Herald

Two hunch-shouldered herons stood in the shallow waters of Weed Lake.

The light was dim and still pre-dawn blue but I stopped for a few seconds to knock off a picture anyway. I was on my way to look for birds on the prairie sloughs and ponds further east but, since it’s early days for the fall migration, I figured I’d better grab what I could.

Two blue herons, a few gulls, soft blue light, not a bad way to start the day.