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I'm not sure what kind of tree this is but I liked the looks against the sky.
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Sometimes having geese come near you isn't a good thing though. This particular goose started to chase after me and hissed. I think I might have gotten to close to a nest or something.
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Eventually, it ignored me again and started to stare longingly at the river.
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Then this swan decided to swim over. I like to look at swans but this is a bird I wouldn't want upset at me.
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I kind of liked this shot.
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I had the right lens on for a close up of his head.
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He got what he wanted so he started to head out.
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I think this is a mallard.
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This shot is a little blurry, but I like it.
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Another closeup of the head.
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Canadian geese are sometimes annoying birds but I do like the look of them.
The tree is an Alnus glutinosa (Black Alder). It's in the birch family (Betulaceae). The saussage things are the pre-formed male flowers and the cones are the remains of the female flowers.
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