While studying in Columbia,
South
Carolina towards my Master's in Computer
Engineering degree, I took lot of pictures of Canada
geese . I really like there expressions and social behavior.
How they interact with each other, the way they walk and they are so flexible.
I recently had the opportunity to visit the North
Carolina Zoological Park in Ashboro
NC. I was able to observe a big group of wild
geese in their near natural habitat. I watched them for almost
two hours. Some geese were cleaning themselves, reaching impossible places
by twisting and turning their flexible necks. Some geese were fighting
with each other. Some were taking a nap. It was beautiful. I
learnt a lot. I learnt about their feathers, how it shines in
the light. How it confirms to the shape of the goose's body.
I had to be careful while drawing the neck because you have to capture
the flexibility in the neck. Depending upon the position it's in, it changes
shape. It can be stretched out and thin or compressed and thick. They have
big beautiful alert eyes. I still have
to draw the rain clouds and these geese are standing there to welcome the
rain, as they have sensed that It Might Rain.
I have done some more work and only the rain clouds remain. The new picture
shows all three geese.