Swan Lake

Swan Lake...or maybe it's Swan Pond?  A solitary mute swan was feeding on vegetation in one of our development's ponds this morning.

Trying to be stealthy so the swan would not fly away, I hid behind a three-trunked birch tree. The tree did not provide complete cover, but I thought the swan didn't see me because it kept swimming in my direction. Wrong on not seeing me! The swan seemed to be looking at me in every photo I examined.

Conditions: mostly cloudy, filtered sun, 57 F, strong breeze