Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Fowl Play/Watery Wednesday

Mute swan and hooded mergansers


Last Friday was another day with temperatures below freezing on the north shore of Lake Ontario. Likely the swan will stay here for the summer but the hooded mergansers (male on the left, female on the right) are just passing through on their way to northern Ontario.

I am linking to Watery Wednesday where you can find many more watery photos.

19 comments:

Judy said...

It looks like they're following the swan around. It's good to see the waterfowl out swimming again.

Cezar and Léia said...

Life in harmony there! Beautiful shot!
Léia

Ruth Hiebert said...

Beautiful image.Spring is so wonderful,in that birds pass through which we would not see at other times.

Kathy said...

Serene scene.

TexWisGirl said...

Love the little mergansers against that big swan. :)

Rekha said...

Beauty in rippling waters.

Small City Scenes said...

Many different type of ducks are always in the pastures with the Trumpeter Swan too.

Nellie from Beyond My Garden said...

I love those standing swans photos a few entries ago.
nellie

Jack said...

So, the mergansers aren't imprinting on the swan?

Paulie said...

You are so knowledgeable -- it is a learning experience to drop by each day. Beautiful catch!

RedPat said...

I love how you seem to find so many swans!

VioletSky said...

I saw my first hooded mergansers on the weekend and I was so excited!( I might have to start one of those life lists)

Randy said...

What a great thing to see. I love watching birds.

Malyss said...

They do what they always did. There's something comfortable in knowing it..

Roan said...

Love the composition of this shot!

Rose said...

Great shot, EG....at first glance I thought that could not be cignets!..and it wasn't...but sure thought so at first.

VP said...

They are swimming in close formation...

Francisca said...

I can't wait for the weather to get warm enough for me to join the swans and ducks...

Lowell said...

I don't know why they don't freeze solid right in their tracks!

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