There are three swans that live on the river where I walk. Most of the time they are on the opposite side of the river from the trail but this past week they came much closer. They are such beautiful birds. Maralee
Red Sky at Night . . .
Yesterday was one of those record-breaking warm days. It was 67 degrees here in the middle of January. I even saw an ant crawling on my front porch. I didn't have great expectations for the sunset last night but when I looked out and saw the beautiful pinks and reds, I grabbed my camera and …
Ducks, Geese and Swans
A few photos from my walk along the river last week. Maralee
Hooded Merganser
I saw this little bird while walking at Drake Park and had no idea what it was. Google to the rescue! I entered "duck-like bird with black and white head and yellow eyes" and lo and behold . . . there it was. A Hooded Merganser. This one is a male. I've lived here for …
