John is our guest host this week and he has given us the prompt of “On/In The Water”. Living on the beach provides me with all sorts of water pictures so it was a little hard to decide. Until I came across these photos – and well, they made me smile.
I had stopped by Huntington Beach State Park on my way home from work – just to see if there were any birds coming in for the night. I was driving across the causeway when I saw a huge white bird in the water up ahead. It was too far to tell what it was and I was keeping my fingers crossed that it would still be there after I parked.
I was so surprised to find this swam taking his evening bath. It was the first (and still the only) swan I’ve seen at Huntington and even though it was chilly out, I stayed there for quite a while snapping away.
A little scrub here…don’t forget behind the ears….
One last scratch and then a huge stretch….Time for bed.
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Fascinating, and so fitting for this week’s challenge. Thanks for joining in the challenge.
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Thanks! Loved the subject matter and nice to revisit the swan.
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LOL he was having quite a thorough scrub there Gina. Wonderful captures!
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He was thorough. I need to set these to music – something with a lot of symbols and drums.
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Gorgeous you passed by and managed to capture these! You made me smile too!
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Thanks! We can use any and all smiles these days.
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🙂
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Beautiful images that made me smile too.
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Gina / I am so glad the swan was still there after you parked because then we all got to enjoy this beautiful evening on the water clean up time
Such a beautiful bird
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Thanks! Hard to believe they are so ugly when young.
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I know what you mean
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Unusual pov. It looks funny with one flipper raised. I suppose that’s to let its beak reach its underside.
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