I do love a winter walk, and one of our favorite places to go is about 30 minutes from home. It's a national wildlife refuge with a wooded path that winds down and around a wetland before looping back. The place is known for its eagles, but right around this time of year there are often hundreds of Tundra Swans raising a ruckus on the Great Marsh. We were a little early today; only a half dozen or so swans dozed among all the ducks on the bay.
One year we were also ahead of the flock, but as we made our way up the last 50 yards to the parking lot, the sky was suddenly filled with white wings and an incredible racket of honking and flapping. The hullabaloo continued overhead even after we reached our car and headed home under a cloud of swans.
One year we were also ahead of the flock, but as we made our way up the last 50 yards to the parking lot, the sky was suddenly filled with white wings and an incredible racket of honking and flapping. The hullabaloo continued overhead even after we reached our car and headed home under a cloud of swans.
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