Hooded Merganser

After several days of cold and freezing fog, the sun came out today and warmed us up a bit. It was a beautiful day for a walk along the river. This hooded merganser swam in close enough for me to get a couple of shots of it. Usually they will flee at the first glimpse …

More of the Heron

In spite of the fact that it was only 23° F and there was a cold breeze blowing, I went down to the river to stalk the heron. And there it was, sitting sleeping on a rock, oblivious to people with children and dogs walking by. I made myself as comfortable as I could while …

Swans

The swans have been out on the river recently. I don't usually see both of them together but on this day they stayed pretty close to each other. Maralee