Steven Helmer Publications

We had some more storms/rain last night so I, once again, stuck to the lake shoreline this morning when on my walk. I was surprised there weren't any geese there this morning but there were plenty of ducks swimming around in the puddles along with some gulls and smaller birds. Here's some of the photos I took:

It's still too wet to go for a walk on my normal trails so I stopped off at the lake again this morning and saw this mother duck on the shore with her kin. I got a photo but also made sure to keep my distance because the waves were really rough and I didn't want her to feel threatened to the point she took the little ones into that water.

This mother duck wasn't overly happy to see me and made sure to swim away with her kids in tow. I honestly felt a little insulted considering there was a very large predator bird (I think it might have been a young bald eagle that didn't quite have the white head yet) that was eyeing them and was only staying away because I was close by. Given the circumstances, she should have been thrilled I was there.

It rained this morning and, since I left my change of socks on the kitchen table, I decided not to brave the wet trails and skipped my morning walk. I did, however, stop off at the lake before coming into the office and saw these ducklings swimming around.