I'm not sure if these are the two swans that normally nest in the storm runoff pond just down the street from my home, but I'd like to think they are.
Yesterday the pond was taken over by more than a hundred Canada Geese migrating somewhere, and the swans were nowhere to be seen. Normally the swans can hold their own but they obviously decided to leave and let the geese occupy the pond for a day or so. Whether or not these two are the two from the pond, it's quite unusual to see swans and geese so close together, and so unconcerned about each other's presence. I suspect it's because colder weather returned, including some snow, and this small break in the ice is one of the few open spots on the bay.
Bonus - two photos taken along the shore as I looked for my two swans...
two more geese checking out the bay and marsh, and...
a small park along the shore, with an equally small dock positioned to roll into the water once the ice is gone. To the right of the open water by the marsh there are two more swans, but they are very hard to pick out given the snow.
