Canada geese taking off on the Rochdale Canal

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Canada geese taking off on the Rochdale Canal by Christine Johnstone as part of the Geograph project.

The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.

There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk

Canada geese taking off on the Rochdale Canal

Image: © Christine Johnstone Taken: 8 May 2014

Geese fly ahead of boats in short bursts for some distance, before flying round behind them.

Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0

Image Location

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Latitude
53.521229
Longitude
-2.155162