I returned to Sandy Ridge hoping to photograph the swan family. They do look like something out of a fairy tale.
Baby swans are called cygnets and I think they are adorable.
Out of water the swan looks a lot more like a goose.
I love semi-transparent bird wings in flight and think this picture came out a little dreamy.
The great egret looks quite different on the ground.
Great blue herons are just so weird and predatory looking. I can't help but try and photograph them even though they tend to stay far away.
I spied an indigo bunting! It was super far away, but look at how brilliant blue it is!
I'm bummed these ducks were quite far out. They also didn't want to pose nicely and I was starting to get toasty so I headed back home after getting what I hoped was a photo I could at least ID with.
And this guy seemed appropriate with July 4th just around the corner.
