Bay Photos by Donna

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A week ago, I planned an early morning quick stop to check a small cove where I have been lucky with birding.

Lo and behold, I found a beautiful Tundra Swan foraging!  For the most part, these winter swans departed the Chesapeake Bay in March to head back to the Arctic.

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Tundra Swan on April 8th

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Bottoms up!

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I noted no wing injury and it looked quite healthy.  Fingers crossed it’s moved on and connected with maybe a flock of migrating Canada Geese and heading north for its Arctic home.  Safety in numbers!

And what do we have here?  As I was photographing the swan, alongside me a family of Canada Geese was foraging the grass.

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Canada Geese

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What again?  Alongside me in the other direction was a heron fishing, and trying to get away from my lens.

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Great Blue Heron

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So exciting but I was on a timed visit; I had to go!

It was just the beginning of my day’s thrill after thrill.  I was enroute to catch a boat for a birding tour on Poplar Island in the Chesapeake Bay.  That post (may take two!) is forthcoming….  🙂

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