Digital, 2022.
Sunsets by the lake are always better when your sweet bird companions join you.
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Digital, 2022.
Canada geese swimming and relaxing under a cloudy sky in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Digital, 2022.
This is hands down one of the cutest things I’ve ever seen! I’ve seen photos of cygnets hitching a ride on their mom’s back but I never expected I’d see it in person.
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Digital, 2022.
As dark clouds rolled in and the air felt heavy with upcoming rain, I couldn’t help but laugh at this mallard duck that seemed to take shelter under this chair.
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Digital, 2022.
I was already entranced by this landscape when the moon made its appearance. Paired with this mute swan, it felt downright magical. It’s almost like he was posing for me!
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Digital, 2022.
I wonder if this Canada goose thought they were some kind of royalty with the way they were looking out over the lake.
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Digital, 2022.
Mute swans and swans in general tend to be pretty territorial. Knowing this, I still thought it was quite amusing to see this adult male going up against a group of Canada geese. He was okay as long as they stayed out of the water. Seeing as they’re following his desires, it’s easy to see who really runs the show.
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Digital, 2022.
This was one majestic sunset. I had just recently upgraded my camera and the timing couldn’t have been better! I know for a fact that many of these images wouldn’t exist had I taken them with my old one since it couldn’t handle low lighting well. I felt so lucky that I was able to get a shot of Pet spreading her wings with that beautiful backdrop behind her.
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Digital, 2022.
A female trumpeter swan and a male mute swan out by the lake during spring. The trumpeter swan, Pet, was such a darling to be around. The mute swan on the other hand was very territorial.
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Digital, 2022.
Another series of images of swans by Lake Ontario during winter. During our previous visit, we fed them peas and they seemed to like that enough. But did they ever go crazy for the bird feed! It allowed them to become comfortable with us around and it allowed me to get close to them to snap a few photographs.
The fifth image is my favourite. The combination of the sunlight on the blue water and the swan spreading its wings feels so magical. In that moment, the swan started flapping its wings and I just started snapping photos, hoping that one of them would capture the moment. My brother turned to look at me and asked excitedly, “did you catch that?!” I replied, “I sure hope I did!” I was so relieved when I got home and saw that the shot I adored out of that burst was crisp and in focus. Sometimes you really do need to be at the right place at the right time.
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