Funny how just a few days ago I spotted the first Swan I've ever seen at Palmer Lake and mistook it for a Trumpeter Swan. Now I'm positive it was a Mute Swan as this morning I saw two Trumpeter Swans
and the Mute Swan together -sort of.
The pair of black-billed Trumpeter Swans had claimed a tall mound of grass and were busy grooming while the other swan with an orange bill swam behind them. I tried to get a photo of all three together but it didn't turn out.
The mound of grass they were on looked like it could have been a nest but I don't know. In the same place I'd photographed the pussy willows last weekend I noticed they've now morphed into green prickly looking things. About this time I was thinking I should have worn my winter hat as the strong wind and 40º temps were actually making my ears cold. It was amazing to think that we hit 80º just two days ago on Thursday!
On this blustery morning the last thing I expected to see was a snail crossing the path -especially this early in the year. I get the feeling even nature is confused from our mild March.
Funny how just a few days ago I spotted the first Swan I've ever seen at Palmer Lake and mistook it for a Trumpeter Swan. Now I'm positive it was a Mute Swan as this morning I saw two Trumpeter Swans and the Mute Swan together -sort of. 
The pair of black-billed Trumpeter Swans had claimed a tall mound of grass and were busy grooming while the other swan with an orange bill swam behind them. I tried to get a photo of all three together but it didn't turn out. 
The mound of grass they were on looked like it could have been a nest but I don't know. In the same place I'd photographed the pussy willows last weekend I noticed they've now morphed into green prickly looking things. About this time I was thinking I should have worn my winter hat as the strong wind and 40º temps were actually making my ears cold. It was amazing to think that we hit 80º just two days ago on Thursday! 
On this blustery morning the last thing I expected to see was a snail crossing the path -especially this early in the year. I get the feeling even nature is confused from our mild March.
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