Tag: Waterfowl

PREY, PREDATORS AND OUR BACKYARD

During our drought, our swans and geese left us for deeper waters. The drought a couple of years ago left our rivers so dry that the bottoms were dry pebbles. Not even muddy. Fish and tortoises died. Birds, having wings, moved on. New England is webbed with rivers, lakes, and streams. At least birds could … Continue reading PREY, PREDATORS AND OUR BACKYARD

PREY, PREDATORS AND OUR BACKYARD

During our drought, our swans and geese left us for deeper waters. The drought a couple of years ago left our rivers so dry the bottoms were dry pebbles. Not even muddy. Fish and tortoises died. Birds, having wings, moved on. New England is webbed with rivers, lakes and streams. At least birds could fly … Continue reading PREY, PREDATORS AND OUR BACKYARD

NARY A RIPPLE

RDP Sunday–RIPPLES "With nary a ripple" signals ultimate peace. No waves, no white water. Just the smooth glassiness of water and it's reflection of sky, clouds, and the trees along the bank. And maybe the reflection of the geese or swan that float silently along the water.

BIRDS: A PHOTO A WEEK CHALLENGE

A Photo a Week Challenge: Birds We have some wonderful bird life around here. Winter and summer, we have waterfowl in abundance, garden and song birds, woodpeckers, hummingbirds. I can't always catch them in a photograph. Some move too fast. Others, I hear but never quite see. Those that graciously move slowly or stand still for … Continue reading BIRDS: A PHOTO A WEEK CHALLENGE

Mom and the Kids – Back to the Pond

I hadn't had the time to check back at the pond and see how the battle of the swan and geese had gone. But I did get there today, at least briefly and the whole swan family was out. Six cygnets this year ... last year only five and there may be more. There were … Continue reading Mom and the Kids – Back to the Pond

Nesting Swans

Back at the pond, the important business of nest-building continues. It's family time on the water where hopefully, Mr. and Mrs. Mute-Swan will take care of business and fill their nest with cygnets. Their babies will become the new generation of swans on Whitins pond. The war between the Canada geese and the mute swans is far from … Continue reading Nesting Swans

War and Peace on Whitins Pond

And when the nest building and love-making are done, as the long spring afternoon stretches ahead, Mr. Mute-Swan stretches his wings and heads over to the other side of the pond to harass the Demon Geese who stole his nest. No matter that he has built a new nest and a very fine nest it is. … Continue reading War and Peace on Whitins Pond