I was walking through a still-snow-covered Brooklyn Bridge Park on the afternoon of February 13, 2026, when I came across something that I had not expected to see: Geese in the snow.
Above, you can see the geese with the Manhattan Skyline in the background.
Geese are common sights at Brooklyn Bridge Park. I have previously covered goose families not watching me, goose families watching me, geese on false beaches, and thirsty geese, all in the Park. I have also covered snow in Brooklyn Bridge Park. But never before did I cover the birds and elements together.
Here we have the Skyline to the right and the Statue of Liberty (we will return to that shortly) out in the left corner.
I walked by the geese and noticed that the East River between Brooklyn Bridge Park Piers 2 and 3 was frozen over.
On my way back to the Joralemon Street exit from the Park, I crossed paths with the geese again.
Here we see the late afternoon Sun coming through.
I conclude with this one last photo. While I do not recall planning this photo, it looks as if the goose is looking straight ahead to the Statue of Liberty way off in the distance, dead center. While I am loath to preview future article projects, this photo may make a return for my Summer Season 2026 theme.
Temperatures are warming and the snow in Brooklyn is finally starting to melt (both the snow that was present on February 13 and a subsequent snow dump that came down on top of that on the 22nd and 23rd, which I covered in my article on snowmen seen around Brooklyn). While many Brooklyn Bridge Park birds may return as the snow melts, it appears that one group of geese never left.
