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Sixth image in my current Ice and Snow series...
We regularly have Canada geese and Mallard flocks that overwinter at our city's lakeshore, often swimming among the ice floes and freezing water. And sometimes we have surprising visitors that join the regulars, in this case a Trumpeter Swan!
As I often do in the wintertime, I went down to the lakeshore at sunset a couple days ago to photograph the ducks and geese and I discovered this beautiful, white swan. It was hanging around the geese.
I didn't get many shots of it before 50 geese decided to lift into the air and fly away, which triggered this swan to do the same. I was disappointed but was glad I got at least this nice capture to share with you.
What appears to be dirt and debris floating on the water surface here in the foreground is actually small bits of ice. How ANY of these birds can comfortably swim in such cold water is beyond me. But they don’t seem to mind and they carry on as if it were summer.
I love the pure white of the swan bathed in the reflected colors of the sunset here. Enjoy!
I tried the suggestion of YouTuber, WildAlaska, to use nearby snow for blurred foreground. @leejmarkowitz on Instagram
Another pic with my frozen puddle layer - I hope you enjoy!
Have a nice start in the week!!
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Following yesterday’s lovely winter sunshine we were expecting much the same today. Things started off OK, bright with a thick covering of ice on everything, then as it got towards lunchtime the freezing fog started rolling in. Anyway it provided an opportunity to test my new 35mm lens in the gloomy light outside the window, seems to be working OK. The last few leaves are falling from the trees, I’d like to say we’ve got our view back, but it’s not possible to see the other side of the valley in this murk.
Thank you for your visit and your comments, they are greatly appreciated.
...for a bit the sun came out and I got to see this before it closed back in.
At least the fog has cleared today ...
Happy New Year's to my Flickr friends!
A very cold afternoon at The Point, Portsmouth, England.Too cold for a beer so I went to The Canteen by the Round Tower and enjoyed a very good caffe latte and some cake instead of going to the Still & West pub which is pictured.HSS.
Mother nature has given a big and cold surprise as every corner is filled with snow. Near the small village of Kurkimäki, a Fenniarail's timber train has started its journey to Immola, as the loud sound of class Dr18 diesel locomotive brings something else to the freezing morning.
Yes, minus -35 F freezing cold that everything was coated with white snow dust, and icicles drooping from branches and roofs at Tianzi Mountain Reserve in Zhangjiajie, China.
Tianzi Mountain Reserve that is part of the Wulingyuan Scenic Area in Zhangjiajie, was listed as a Unesco World Natural Heritage site in 1992. it lies on the highest point of "Golden Triangle", its highest point being 4,140 feet (Kunlun Peak) and lowest being 1,750 feet (Shilan Valley). It has an area of 25 square miles, an average temperature of 53F, a frost-free period of 240 days and a frozen period of 60-80 days. The majority of scenic spots is formed of quart stones, belonging to sandstone ground feature which is the same as Suoxiyu Valley and Zhangjiajie.
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