One of the best things about Christmas is the extra time off of work, and extra hikes around the park. It had snowed late on Christmas day and we had been dusted with about 2-3 inches of fluffy snow. It clung to the trees everywhere at the park today and set a nice background for a few bright red Northern Cardinals.
I watched them for a while on the wood chip trail as I made my way to the duck pond. When I got to the duck pond I quickly spotted one unusual Mallard –pure white, but apparently not an albino.
I've seen similar white Mallards here in the past, hanging out with the larger group and I wonder if somehow it might be the same one. It did not have pink eyes but dark so it's possible that it's an escaped domestic of some kind. Regardless it was a fairly pretty sight to watch it swim around the dark water.
The other Mallards weren't giving it a hard time or anything and it seemed pretty content, sometimes closing it's eyes as it stood on the ice. After I left the duck pond I spotted three large birds flying overhead and realized they were Trumpeter Swans! I've not seen a Swan here at the park for maybe a couple of years or more and though these were just a flyover, I was happy to spot some! I only caught two of the three in this photo.
I watched them for a while on the wood chip trail as I made my way to the duck pond. When I got to the duck pond I quickly spotted one unusual Mallard –pure white, but apparently not an albino. 
I've seen similar white Mallards here in the past, hanging out with the larger group and I wonder if somehow it might be the same one. It did not have pink eyes but dark so it's possible that it's an escaped domestic of some kind. Regardless it was a fairly pretty sight to watch it swim around the dark water. 
The other Mallards weren't giving it a hard time or anything and it seemed pretty content, sometimes closing it's eyes as it stood on the ice. After I left the duck pond I spotted three large birds flying overhead and realized they were Trumpeter Swans! I've not seen a Swan here at the park for maybe a couple of years or more and though these were just a flyover, I was happy to spot some! I only caught two of the three in this photo.
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