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I was surprised how close they let me approach, so I was able to get close up shots of their heads. Normally they are hissing and chasing me away.
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A Canadian Goose near the water.
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I'm not sure what kind of bird this is, I think it may be some kind of duck but I'm not sure. Could be a goose too. If someone can correctly identify it for me, a picture will be on it's way.
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Another close up of a Canadian Goose.
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A closeup of a swan. I love the look of these birds. And for these I take away what I said above because one of these started to hiss and bite at me.
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The swan in the water.
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A female mallard. This one was laying down for a long time until a couple males decided to court her.
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Another swan close up. I think this is a young swan because his beak isn't quite orange yet.
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Another closeup of the same swan.
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A closeup of the whatever bird.
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Another shot of the goose.
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A male mallard. I never realized thier heads were green but they can also be blue depending on the angle of the light.
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A close up of the mallard's head. Notice the bits of blue.
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And the mallard swimming away.
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