In the early morning everything looks so fresh and green at Bear river.
Bear river is always full of life. Sometimes female Mallard ducks take their little ducklings on a long stroll.
Pelicans from time to time are taking a flight.
In the evening Snowy Egrets are getting playful. They are so beautiful!
Franklin's gulls are also at Bear river. I saw them only once last summer but this summer is so different. There are so many of these birds at Bear river.
Everyone shares peacefully the space, only sometimes someone starts a fight for a his/her territory but it usually doesn't last a long time.
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My first visit to Bear river wasn't very successful. I didn't make it all the way to the bird's refuge. The drive was long and it was getting late.
The spacious desert was very impressive and it was impossible not to fell in love with it. I remember that on my way back home I watched for the fist time Canada geese and was so thrilled to photograph them.
This summer I saw a Long-tailed weasel at Bear river who came out of grass for a short time and then disappeared. And I was lucky to photograph a baby Skunk.
This little duckling is very brave. He left his mama and went to explore the world on his own.
Two others weren't ready to leave their mama. One stayed for a long time under his mama's wing another was hanging around. For a while.
It's more fun to explore the world having siblings around.
The brave one took a short break to make an important decision where to go next.
Decision was made.
The little one still is near his mama but eventually he will join his siblings.
There were eight little ducklings by the pond sleeping and moving sometimes. Unfortunately,they were quiet far away.
My first pictures didn't look good on the screen of my camera. I thought if I move little by little closer perhaps I can get a few decent pictures. I also thought if I would be at the very low point, almost at eye level with ducklings I can get even better pictures.
Moving closer on bent knees was quit awkward but I took a tiny step and then another tiny step until I noticed ducklings' mama in the shade. I stopped moving and froze. Of course, big mama knew that I was trying to approach her babies but to my surprise she wasn't very concerned with my presence. Sometimes she made some noise but ducklings didn't pay attention to her warnings.
