To stand out, one has to be different. But what you do with the difference is up to the individual.
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Just one of the many variety of water fowl on Carter Lake, Iowa. I managed to get fairly close to this Snow Goose
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Saw a posting on fb that there were 14 Trumpeter Swans on Carter Lake. By the time I got there, there was only one swimming and he was on the far side of the open water. The yellow color on his back is a tag. Thanks Jeanne.
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