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Saturday, April 5, 2014

Swans in a Pond

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
We came back on that same road several hours later and the swans were still there - and people were still taking photos of them - it was a glorious swan day!




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22 comments:

  1. MarigeneApril 5, 2014 at 6:14 AM

    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.

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  2. TexWisGirlApril 5, 2014 at 6:18 AM

    aren't they beautiful! even with muddy faces! :)

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  3. DebbieApril 5, 2014 at 6:29 AM

    i love them...these images are pretty in black and white!!

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  4. Margaret Birding For PleasureApril 5, 2014 at 6:35 AM

    HI what a wonderful series of beautiful Swans both adult and youngsters. Have a great weekend.

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  5. The Weaver of GrassApril 5, 2014 at 7:04 AM

    Glorious swan day glorious swan photographs too JoAnn.

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  6. carol l mckennaApril 5, 2014 at 7:44 AM

    Wow!What a find -all those beautiful swans ~ great shots and presentation for SC ~ happy weekend to you ~ xoxo

    artmusedog and carol

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  7. Janet ShawApril 5, 2014 at 8:34 AM

    Beautiful collection of swan photos! What a great find! :)

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  8. Small City ScenesApril 5, 2014 at 8:46 AM

    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

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  9. RoanApril 5, 2014 at 9:25 AM

    They are beautiful creatures. I would have stopped to take pictures, too.

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  10. My Little Home and GardenApril 5, 2014 at 10:03 AM

    I can understand why they got the attention of so many people. Swans are so beautiful, JoAnn.

    Karen

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  11. JeanneApril 5, 2014 at 11:54 AM

    Muddy little buggers aren't they. I enjoyed this.

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  12. sunshineApril 5, 2014 at 12:19 PM

    Beautiful dirty birds, they found something very tasty.

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  13. Fundy BlueApril 5, 2014 at 12:24 PM

    Gorgeous post, JoAnn!

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  14. UnknownApril 5, 2014 at 12:44 PM

    Gorgeous shots of the beautiful swans!

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  15. StephanieApril 5, 2014 at 1:34 PM

    Wow, that's a lot of swans in one place, great series of shots!

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  16. eileeninmdApril 5, 2014 at 3:25 PM

    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!

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  17. Stewart MApril 5, 2014 at 5:04 PM

    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

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  18. JApril 5, 2014 at 6:38 PM

    Lovely photos - the one of the reflection is my favorite!

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  19. KayApril 5, 2014 at 8:41 PM

    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.

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  20. Julie FukudaApril 6, 2014 at 2:09 AM

    If you could line up those neck shots, I'll bet you could get a heart. Then you could name it "I love mud".

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  21. AnonymousApril 6, 2014 at 7:43 AM

    Such a gorgeous big flock of swans. We had 2 flying over the garden yesterday. I love to get out and photograph them.

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  22. CarlaApril 26, 2014 at 11:37 AM

    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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