Down to the narrows and we made it. This is where there is a bridge and the narrow part of Big Rideau Lake.
Off in the distance, a couple of fishing huts.
The cottages are fairly quiet, although more people are retiring to the lakefront.
Aha! Beauty! It wasn't as cold as it looked. The sun is warming.
From the Trumpeter Swan Society:
There are three species of swans in North America. The Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) and Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus), sometimes known as the Whistling Swan, are native to North America. The Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) is a Eurasian species that has been introduced and now breeds in the wild in some areas. All three are very large all-white birds.
Trumpeter swans
Trumpeter swans have black bills, and tundra swans usually have yellow markings by their beak. Mute swans have orange beaks and a nobby thing on its head.
Narrows Lock, where we spotted the swans, we turned around and headed back to Newboro for lunch, after I suggested we just eat there! More on that tomorrow. Newboro is a lovely town.
7 comments:
The lake and the swans are a pretty sight! It makes me think of Tchaikovsky's ballet Swan Lake.
Looks like a pleasant and rewarding stop.
awesome swans!
Wonderful adventure and lovely photos and love the swan shots!
Happy Day to you,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Snow to the water's edge, picture perfect. And the swans. I was a few years, well many years ago, treated to see " Sawn Lake" on ice.A birthday in July, what a gift. Magical, amazing, outstanding and the best show I have ever seen. So when I see your swans and the snow, I have a memory of that night at the theatre in Wellington.
Wonderful captures of the swans.
That looks like a great outing to lift the spirits a bit! :)
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