© 2013 Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott

The traitors have returned. They fly away in massive squadrons seeking warmer climes, leaving we fools to shiver through the winter. Here’s a little surprise, though – they are back, and, heh, heh, heh…winter isn’t over. I watched them paddle through the little channels of open water on this still mostly frozen pond. I can only image the goose version of cursing when they realize they returned from vacation just a little too soon.

Technical info: Canon EOS 6D, Canon EF 70-300L, Hoya Circular Polarizer, Processed in Adobe Lightroom 4 and Adobe Photoshop CS5

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