Just off Fir Island Road - in Conway, WA we found a seasonal pond - full of Trumpeter Swans. Several cars had stopped to take photos - there were cameras of all sizes - from i-pads to cell phones to cameras with lenses over 2 feet long.
There must have been something good in the mud at the bottom - they were busy digging about with their beaks to find whatever it was they were eating
And floating gracefully on the water
Dig,dig, munch munch - floating . . .
Or standing.
Exercising their wings now and then
Gliding
Posing
Over there?
Small groups
Looking
Their faces would get awfully dirty
22 comments:
That is so awesome...I would love to see them! Are they noisy? I never tire of seeing your photos of the trumpeters, JoAnn! Thanks for sharing.
aren't they beautiful! even with muddy faces! :)
i love them...these images are pretty in black and white!!
HI what a wonderful series of beautiful Swans both adult and youngsters. Have a great weekend.
Glorious swan day glorious swan photographs too JoAnn.
Wow!What a find -all those beautiful swans ~ great shots and presentation for SC ~ happy weekend to you ~ xoxo
artmusedog and carol
Beautiful collection of swan photos! What a great find! :)
Dirty muddy swans. One doesn't expect to see them like this. We have bunches of photos there too. One day we will run in to each other--literally! LOL
MB
They are beautiful creatures. I would have stopped to take pictures, too.
I can understand why they got the attention of so many people. Swans are so beautiful, JoAnn.
Karen
Muddy little buggers aren't they. I enjoyed this.
Beautiful dirty birds, they found something very tasty.
Gorgeous post, JoAnn!
Gorgeous shots of the beautiful swans!
Wow, that's a lot of swans in one place, great series of shots!
Wow, cool seeing these Trumpeter Swans.. They must have been a muddy mess. I loved this series, great shots. Thank you for sharing your post on Saturday's Critters! Have a happy weekend!
The mud does seem to mess up the feathers! I suppose there must be a long period of cleaning after feeding here!
Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne
Lovely photos - the one of the reflection is my favorite!
Such beautiful birds! It looks like some of them have gotten a little dirty in the mud. My book says they forage on plant material such as leftover grain or potatoes in a field.
If you could line up those neck shots, I'll bet you could get a heart. Then you could name it "I love mud".
Such a gorgeous big flock of swans. We had 2 flying over the garden yesterday. I love to get out and photograph them.
Wow that's a lot of swans. I've never seen that many in one place. I was just asking my husband what it would take to get some swans on our lake. They're so graceful and pretty
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