Squaw Creek

I love being out in nature. Going on walks through the meadows, walking by the river or creeks, through the mountains, anywhere that is out and you can observe some of God's greatest creations. It brings such peace to me, and I find it so very tranquil to be out amongst it. We saw today some of the magnificence of these creations. It was truly a sight to behold. Squaw Creek Missouri is the home to spring and fall migration of snow geese, ducks, bald eagles and other water fowl. We observed bald eagles, muskrats, ducks (including mallards) snow geese, pelicans (which they say are rare to see here) swans, a multitude of other birds which I know not their names and one lone great blue heron. When we first entered the park we were a little disappointed because the week before on our way home from Kansas City we had literally seen 1000's (1.2 million according to the count) of geese in the sky, and we started out seeing very little. As we drove around the auto tour loop we were not disappointed when we came across the pelicans and then the bald eagles, although we only saw two of those. As we came around the bend to Eagle Pool you could see and hear the 1000's of snow geese that were sitting in the water. It was so incredible to see and so noisy! At one point we were about at the half way point of the pool and the multitude of geese just lifted off the water and swirled around a bit and then sat back down. It was awesome. You see it on the wildlife channels on tv and it looks magnificent there but to see it in person is something totally different. you are left speechless. I think that we will make this a yearly trip in the spring and fall to see this spectacular event.