The winter is a good time for swans to show up back in Juanita Bay.  They are there to eat and rest so are not always the most fun to shoot but sometimes they will get a bit more active.  There is a bank of silt in the bay where they can stand and rest so having nothing happen for long periods of time is not impossible.  I was there one Sunday morning and they were eating quite close to the shore.  However, it was winter and, while the sun was out, they were in the shade.

Every once in a while, some of them would get energetic and I could get some shots of them taking off and flying towards each other.  I’m not sure how competitive this all was since things never got terribly aggressive but they did seem to be sparring half-heartedly.  A whole family came in to the bay at one point but, rather than flying in when the light was very nice, they just swam in.  A touch disappointing but it is nature photography.  What can you do?