Swaning Around Down by the Bay

This afternoon we went for a lovely walk on the waterfront trail down by the bay.  We were on the hunt for the swans that my husband saw on the Moira River last week.  The first stop was to look at the ice chunks at the Moira River where it meets the Bay of Quinte and photograph some Canada Geese.  The next stop was along to the place we saw all the mallard ducks just over a week ago.  There was more open water there and the ducks were swimming around having a good time.  The third stop was the lucky stop as we spotted the 2 mute swans floating close to the shore.  There was still quite a bit of ice on the bay but some nice big open stretches close to shore.

These swans are so graceful and elegant.  What gorgeous lens friends they are.

Mute swans are native to Eurasia and were introduced to North America to beautify ponds on large estates.

Some of these swans escaped and started living on the lakes and waterways around the country.  They have set up their own breeding populations in various locations and we are lucky to have a pair of them (and perhaps more) on our part of the Bay of Quinte.  I've also seen them at other locations in our travels.

I took quite a few photos today, in fact about 200 of the geese, ducks and swans.  I couldn't resist sharing these ones with their wonderful reflections.  Especially the last 2 shots of the swan standing up.  I think that is the first time I've ever captured one in that position through my lens.

I'm sharing with Weekend Reflections and Camera Critters.

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day.