Swan Lake
Winter Sunset
While walking home from a city league basketball game, we were treated a colorful sky shortly after the 3:30pm sunset.
Swan Lake Birds
One of the Mallards that hatched out earlier this year is unusually pale. I am curious if the different coloring will persist as it matures. One of the Greater White-fronted Geese that were here this spring seems to have been left behind. It seems likely at this point that the bird will remain for the … Read more
Winter
Although spring officially started last weekend, the winter weather continues to hold on, with snow falling most days last week and snow in the forecast through at least Friday. Winter did not seem especially cold overall, but unlike many years, there was no extended period of above freezing temperatures. Swan Lake remains almost completely frozen, … Read more
Ice
It has been chilly the last couple of days, with partly cloudy skies overnight, but I still was a little surprised to see how much of the surface of Swan Lake was covered in ice. It was thin ice, though Mallards were able to land on it without breaking through. At this rate, perhaps it … Read more