They come ... each year ... every year

They come ... each year ... every year
the Tundra Swans ...

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Saturday, July 29, 2006

my old friend is 'moulting' ...


The summer heat is bearing down on wildlife this late July (as well as on the rest of us). Early morning walks at sunrise found my old friend standing on one leg precariously in his favorite pine tree near the lake and looking "a little worse for wear"... He is going through what I assume to be an annual 'moult', leaving his feathers in various locations that he frequents around the lake. Still, it is always a 'treat' for me to find him there - whenever I have a chance to wander and wonder within his world...

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