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A male mute swan spreading his wings while in Lake Ontario on a cloudy day during spring in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Digital, 2022.
I can’t believe I was able to get so close to this guy or gal. They were chomping away at some branches and didn’t seem to mind my being there. Even so, I kept my distance as this was my first time seeing a beaver up close and wasn’t familiar with their behaviour.
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Digital, 2022.
A male mute swan by the lake on a calm spring day in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Digital, 2022.
A frog hiding in green grass during a sunny afternoon during spring in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Digital, 2022.
Just look at these cuties! When I saw these yellow goslings for the first time, my heart felt like it was going to burst. It was so sweet to see their parents be protective and chasing anything away that they deemed a threat. I felt so lucky that they didn’t seem to mind me being there.
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Digital, 2022.
A calm and peaceful scene of two ducks swimming across the lake during blue hour in spring.
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Digital, 2022.
Some stunning cherry blossoms from this year. Year after year, I look forward to seeing these pretty pink flowers bloom.
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Digital, 2022.
The lake was already peaceful enough before this guy decided to show up. With his wings raised, he looked so graceful with the clear blue sky as a backdrop.
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Digital, 2022.
Two lovely Canada geese joined me on this sunset watching excursion. Canada geese tend to get a bad reputation but these two are so sweet and will often come close to me to say hi.
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Digital, 2022.
These are some of my favourite photos of my favourite trumpeter swan, Pet. She kept preening and spreading her wings and the lighting conditions were perfect. The sun shone beautifully through her wings and transformed her into some type of ethereal being.
Unfortunately, these are also the last photos I have of her as I’ve been told that she’s no longer with us. I’m not sure what happened to her but I’m devastated. Pet was such a kind soul and never hesitated to waddle up to us and say hi. Sometimes we would sit side by side to enjoy the sounds and sights of the lake. I was looking forward to hopefully seeing her again this winter but it wasn’t meant to be. I’ll miss you, Pet.
The last photo is of the male mute swan making his landing. I heard some loud clapping over the lake and wondered what was going on. A split second later, I realized what I was hearing and had my camera at the ready.
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