Stanley Park!

Yesterday Cael and I went to Stanley Park in Vancouver (pics below) because it was the most gorgeous, sunny, warm day of the year. I have been seriously slacking in the photography department, so I decided to bring the camera along and get some cool pics. I really wanted to go to Stanley Park because it has the most amazing lagoon that is full of different birds. I really wanted to see the swans (my favorites!). At first I didn't see any swans, so I was a little bummed, but there are so many others birds to see. We walked the trail around the lagoon for maybe 2 minutes, when we came across a momma swan sitting on her nest literally a foot off the trail! The park staff has put up a small mesh fence so no one could bother her. I stood on my tippy toes and used the zoom to get as close to her as possible! I was so excited! After getting a ton of pics of momma swan, we moved along and stumbled across some little mischevious raccoon babies! They were so cute crossing the logs! A few minutes later I was taking pics of Cael walking behind me on the trail, when I noticed a little photo creeper spying on him about 10 feet back....It was a hilarious little raccoon following us! I got a cute shot of him peeping through the trees at me! I was shocked that he came so close, but I guess living in Stanley Park the animals see a lot of people, so they are not shy at all! Anyways, the little guy turned around and I was shocked to see the poor little guy had NO TAIL!!! I have no idea why, I just hope it wasn't due to a trap someone set :( Last, but not least, we came upon a log with Mr. Turtle just lounging in the nice afternoon sun. Apparently, when people decide they don't want their turtles anymore, they release them into the lagoon at the park. Not cool, but it is kind of neat to see the big guys just soaking up the sun!