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Photography
Related: About this forumSwan Lake Nature Study Area
Located near Stead, Nevada, outside of Reno.  I took this photo back in 2009:

					
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						valleyrogue
						May 2025
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Ocelot II
(128,050 posts)1. Avocets?
        valleyrogue
(2,430 posts)2. Yes.  n/t
        ShazzieB
(21,912 posts)5. Thanks for this
        I had no idea what those were, so you saved me a Google! 
 
CaliforniaPeggy
(155,607 posts)3. Beautiful shots and thank you for sharing, my dear valleyrogue!
        George McGovern
(9,937 posts)4. Idyllic valleyrogue. Very nice.
        NCgayguy
(255 posts)6. I can hear them now....
        "Let's just go in ankle deep!" lol
Dear valleyrougue, 
I love this, they stand out perfectly against that shade of "Carolina Blue" water! And the ripple reflection is so COOL!
Thank you!