Well, let’s call it #SwanSunday. 😉 

I was able to photograph these two beautiful mute #swans again last weekend, the second time in recent weeks. This time, however, the colder weather had frozen over their pond so instead of swimming, they were walking on top.

It could be these two are captive, owned by the ranch that I have seen them at. Even if so, they are not a common bird here in Colorado and extraordinarily pretty so it is fun to get to photograph something different.

Well, this was a bit of a surprise and not a bird we normally see here. I happened across two mute swans on a small pond in Boulder County. Unfortunately light was horrible and they were a good ways away so the pics aren’t extraordinary but it was a fun little encounter.

Mute swans aren’t native to North America having been introduced from Eurasia in the mid-nineteenth century. They are actually considered an invasive species as they can over-graze areas and displace native waterfowl.