Swan Story

Last July, there were four swans at Southside Park in Woodstock.

A pair, with a cygnet, and a lonesome one.

One morning, Lonesome got too close,

 

and Daddy got mad.

 

He chased Lonesome half way across the pond,

while Mom sailed serenely on, carrying her cygnet.

 Daddy came back, so proud of himself.

But it didn't last long...

I should have stayed to watch, because, when I was out of camera range, they took the fight onto the shore.

Feathers

I love this time of year, when the birds are moulting, and scattering feathers. This one is a swan feather, and the others are more likely to be goose or duck.

Some of the feathers end up covered in dew drops, making the effects even better.

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Watery Wednesday

Wednesday morning in Woodstock was foggy, so I had a lovely time.

 The four swans in Southside Park all swam toward me,

 out of the mist.

 You can see some of the ducks they share the pond with, but the geese make themselves scarce when the swans are around.

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Watery Wednesday

I was in the park, watching the ducks and the geese,

 when I realized the swans had been released for the summer.

 You might think they are elegant birds,

 but this guy was very busy explaining to the geese just who was the boss of this pond.

 Look at the bow wave he is generating!

 They will settle it all out in a week or so, but he must be tired today!

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Swan

Doesn't this fellow think he is just

the handsomest thing in the pond?

Watery Wednesday

I am back from vacation, but I am nowhere near done editing the photos.

There is only one swan this year, so there will be no cygnets.