Little Swimmers

I have been trying for weeks to get a photo of this family of swans. They haven't been down at their usual spot on the lake for a while. I was hoping to get some distant photos of them. Today I was on my way home from the Clinton Thrift Shop and they were right there on my side of the lake. I pulled over right away to snap a ton of pics of them.

I was afraid I would startle them and they would flee before I could get a good shot, but instead they seemd curious of me and came even closer. I think this one is the father. He wanted to make sure he was between me and the other two. Isn't he handsome!

Aren't they a lovely family? They are called Mute Swans. They don't talk much, but they do hiss sometimes. I have seen a male go after a whole gaggle of geese that go too close before. This one didn't hiss at me at all though. The baby kept dunking his head under water to eat. So cute.

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This post is short, I just really wanted to share these with you. I will have a post tomorrow I want to show you all the cool thrift shop finds from this week. Plus a few other pretty crafty finds.

Here's a little peek at one of my treasures!!