You read about this stuff, or even watch it on tv, but it's much more impressive to actually *be* there! 
We visited the ricefields below Rayne, LA last weekend and came across a substantial group of  "speckled belly" geese (formally known as Greater White-fronted) and Snow Geese, both in the white form and blue morph form.  Pretty darn spectacular!
 A great gaggle of geese 
 
