No Swans

We stopped by the pond in the park around the corner. It was teeming with Canada Geese. The silly things honked their fool heads off as soon as we approached and headed far away from us.

A group of them swam to the far end. I was able to capture the scene ↓ with my telephoto lens.

This pair ↓ was at maximum telephoto distance, but I liked how the trees framed them.

Meanwhile, these two were a little braver, so I was able to get a bit of a closeup.

Sue was shooting close by.

There were also ducks in the pond. I was hoping for something other than mallards, but nothing doing. Still, I did my high key minimalism trick with this pair. I liked this photo because the guy duck looks happy. At the same time the girl duck looks resigned: "Alright, let's get this over with."

We then drove to a different section of trail by the river, hoping that the trumpeter swans might be there. No such luck. The water in this swampy area beside the river is still frozen. My telephoto was not the best lens to have with me at that point, but one tries regardless.

On the way back to the car, Sue stopped me long enough to get this picture. I don't always use my cane, but I thought that it would be best along that path.

As you can see in most photos, plenty of snow remains, and not just in our crazy front yard that I have been posting about recently. The forecast says that many days next week will get temperatures going up to 7 or 8C, so that should begin to make a difference.