One of a pair of juvenile Tundra Swans swimming into the setting sun on the Sturgeon River where it exits Big Lake. We still have open water which is unusual for this time of year so for now they are doing OK bottom feeding. If they have truly been left behind by their migrating family, which seems probable, and once freeze up has been completed, their destiny is to become prey for Coyotes.
Backlit by the golden light just before sunset, a pair of juvenile Tundra swans cruise the icy waters close to the shore of Big Lake.
Reflecting the setting sun, the Stantech tower (17 km away in downtown Edmonton) shines like a beacon over the prairie . Taken from RR 261 Sturgeon County.
