After a very stressful week, I was dragging my butt this morning, but I still managed to get out the door for our walk by ten past six. I almost left my camera at home, but decided to bring it along at the last minute – I’m so glad I did. I had a lovely walk with Spencer and fabulous bird sightings as well. I have lots of editing and posting to do over the next few days!
Today was the first time I saw a trumpeter swan along the Pitt River. I’ve not had any success in finding any information online about what the tag signifies, but it is a yellow neck band, marked with M38 as well as a visible band around one leg.
![I was surprised to see a tagged trumpeter swan (M38) amongst the geese towards to end of the dikes.](http://jsawicky.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/trumpeter-swan-2.jpg?resize=474%2C315)
![1/1000sec, f6.3, ISO640](http://jsawicky.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/trumpeter-swan.jpg?resize=474%2C315)
![Trumpeter swan tagged with M38 swimming amongst some Canada geese. One their own, the geese seem very large, but next to the swan, they seem so small!](http://jsawicky.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/trumpeter-swan-7.jpg?resize=474%2C315)
![My first sighting of a swan along the Pitt River coming to an end.](http://jsawicky.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/trumpeter-swan-4.jpg?resize=474%2C315)
![Flying so low over the river, the long wings of the swan occasionally made contact with the water. 1/1000sec, f6.3, ISO2200](http://jsawicky.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/trumpeter-swan-6.jpg?resize=474%2C315)
1/1000sec, f6.3, ISO2200