A Cute Coot!

I finally found out what this bird is - an American Coot. It's a pretty cute coot, hopefully it's not an old coot! *LOL*







Our "pond" has not receded much and I'm worried that we are going to flood out or something after the 9.5 inches of snow we got yesterday starts to melt. I went out in the backyard to fill up my bird feeders and the Swans swam close to the fence line. I ran in and got my camera and snapped a few photos - aren't they beautiful? They were not too concerned with me, I think that they would have come right up to me had I had something that they wanted to eat.



I love geese too! It's something else to see them (I call them the Air Force)fly right by our back windows.

Swan Lake

with Buffleheads, Mallards and Geese! Oh My! Our little "pond" in the back has grown considerably since all the snow has melted. I swear, it looked like a glacier came through. In February, we had one day of warmth followed by two days of rain and then more snow. So the pond grew and froze and now we have our own little lake, teeming with wildlife.

There are a couple of decent size lakes "over yonder" where we have seen Swans before, but this is the first time they have visited our little piece of heaven. It's been so much fun watching them all, especially the adorable Buffleheads - diving ducks. I am trying to get a photo of them - there are about 5 or 6, but they skedaddle when I go out on the deck.