Exquisite! Is this a painting or a photo?
The swan is a photo sent to me by a nephew. I’m not sure what kind of camera or phone he uses, but one of his side gigs is selling photos to businesses and offices.
It’s too early for me to find any sights like this. I’m too far north. In fact, light snow is predicted for tomorrow morning. There is still snow in the higher elevations and at least one small ski resort is still open and using mostly natural snow. I’d guess a couple of weeks and we won’t see the snow again until late October. The latest snow I ever remember is on May 4 of 1983, it came down in huge flakes and was melted within a few hours. The earliest snow was on August 28, 1991; it was “spitting” snow from around 3-5 AM, leaving a blow-away coating, dry coating. My camp thermometer read 29 F. By afternoon, the sun was out and people in town were wearing shorts and t-shirts.
The swans here will be nesting in early May. The far northern and high elevations in New York State and New England have always been about 4-5 weeks apart in season.
It’d be interesting to return in time to see the cygnets! Then, you really need to be careful as neither Mama nor Papa Swan take kindly to uninvited visitors showing interest in their family!
Topic: The Beauty and wonder of birds. (Read 12370 times)