The Swans have started migrating in for the winter. They always come and settle in our valley by the thousands and these are some of the first to arrive. They are so pretty as they gracefully fly over head and float down to their intended landing area. Each year they move to a different area of the county. This year we are very lucky cause they have chosen an area that we pass daily just a couple of miles from our home on the way to town!I was surprised to see that some of the birds have been tagged with metal bands about their graceful long necks. I hope to get some more pictures of the birds flying overhead where you can clearly see their long necks and wing span. I think they are magnificent birds. Apparently it is illegal to shoot them and they look like a bigger version of the Snow Goose that they can get a license to hunt.
I feel very fortunate to live in this beautiful area with its abundant and ever changing wildlife!!
I promise to get more pictures of the larger flock later in the season when they are all here so you can see the sea of white birds.
Photos taken by Vana near Bow WA.
Swans aren't my favorite, but those are nice pictures of them.
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The swans are lovely Vanadarlin'!! We don't get them down this way, just a ton of geese!!
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Jules
Such beautiful birds!
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