Most of us tend to think that the Canada goose is a big bird, and it is. Then you see it next to a tundra swan.
That is a Canada goose in the reeds just to the left of the tundra swan.
Mattamuskeet Refuge
Tagswan family
Tundra swan family – parents front and rear and the three cygnets in between.
The three offspring flew all the way from the far tundra with their parents.
serenity
serenity: tundra swan pair on Lake Mattamuskeet
redheads
Redhead ducks in flight over Lake Mattamuskeet – wonder how they got their name…
bronzed
The dawn golden hour is especially alluring to me at the Mattamuskeet Refuge and brings vibrancy to this immature bald eagle.
gilded
directly over my head the tundra swan flew, gilded in the dawn light
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