When a gust of wind from the west makes your hair day go from bad to worse . . .

You know it's cold when an icicle forms on your beak between the time you graze the river and your back above flying reconnaissance for another dive . . .

Check out the bill on this Common Loon as the water from a recent dip has made it reflective, looking like liquid metal. Wait a minute, perhaps its working on trying out for the next Terminator movie? Terminator: Loon . . .

Watched this beauty glide with grace over the water for quite some time, mesmerized by a smooth operator . . .

A handsome Red-breasted Merganser male relaxes for a spell while on its migration journey . . .

An almost adult bald eagle wants what the adult eagle has in its talons . . . a fish. Of course it's the only fish around for miles . . . Not!

A Bufflehead drake shows off its signature coloring during a flyby.

Juvenile Bald Eagles have some of the most beautiful feathering as it changes from year to year while on their journey to adulthood around 5 years of age . . .

This is MY fish . . . Mine . . . All . . . Mine . . .

Our largest native waterfowl in North America, a Trumpeter Swan, navigates a graceful lake landing. With wingspans of up to nearly 8 feet, such beautiful birds to watch in flight.