It was soooooooooooooo cold here yesterday with that wind blowing like it was. Not sure what the temp was but i'm sure with the wind it was well below zero. Anyway, I was told there were hundreds of white swans at the river yesterday morning, so in the afternoon, I had to check it out. There weren't 'hundreds' when I was there .. just a 'few' floating out in the middle of the river. I took a few shots anyway. Later in the day, I decided to swing by there again, just to see if maybe these 'hundreds' came back. I drove in .. and didn't see a one. :( But i'm not kidding you ... not a minute later, I looked down the river and saw these 'hundreds' flying towards me down the river. They sound like geese!! I never knew that :) I went nuts with the camera/pic taking. Along the shore line, sat these two Canadian Geese. Both had their bills buried deep within their down feathers, trying to keep warm? Or just taking a nap. I was a stalker, as someone near and dear to me had accused me of being lol and crept up to them a few steps at a time. Each time, the one on the left would lift his head and look up at me, while the other couldn't care less. I got fairly close, till they decided they were outta there .. a human was approaching .. they were taught they could be dangerous creatures. Not sure yet if I have a swan shot worth uploading yet. I'll have to browse through the 100's that I took. I want to dedicate this picture to Piet (Busi2ness). He has proven to be a very good friend; always so eager to help anytime I ask, or when anyone asks! He's a great person; if you haven't seen his work yet, please visit his gallery. He is one great photographer. Be sure to say hi to him too. He'd like that. :) Have a super day! And thanks so much for stopping by... and for any comments you may decide to leave. ~ Shari ~