No Goose is an Island - a photo on Flickriver

            It always amazes me how a visual sight can trigger an association with something entirely different. When i saw this gaggle of geese sharing a small island at Gray Lodge Preserve, the opening stanzas from John Donne's epic poem came immediately to mind:

"No man is an island,
Entire of itself,
Every man is a piece of the continent,
A part of the main......"

My mom read this poem to me when I was a youngster. I didn't get it then, but I get it now. I only wish we humans got along as seamlessly as the members of the bird world do. 

Bonus points if you know the famous last two lines of this poem--hint: think Hemingway.

Butte County CA

Taken in: United States / California / Butte (show map)

Taken on: January 25, 2019

Tags:

California

Landscape

Topaz Studio

Geese

Canon 5D Mark iii

Marshland

Lightroom6

California Central Valley

Gray Lodge Preserve

Canon 70-200mm 2.8L

Sacramento Valley

Wildlife Preserve « less

Sets appears in: • Gray Lodge Wildlife Preserve

Groups appears in: • California Photography • Beautiful California more » • Members Choice (Admin Invite Only) • Lovers of Landscapes / Post 1, Award 2 • Best of Lovers of Landscapes/ Admin invite only. • * Textura * - CLOSED TEMPORARILY • * Textura Extra * - CLOSED TEMPORARILY « less

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III, f/11.0, 1/160 sec, 200mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Lens:	EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM
Aperture:	f/11.0
Exposure Time:	0.006 sec (1/160)
Focal Length:	200mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6.14 (Macintosh)
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