Of swans, quails and little goats' tails

Bill (Birdman) Gengler has been making the rounds, and he has the nature shots to prove it. First up: An update on the rapidly growing mute swan babies. "Must be from all the seaweed/pondweeds they are are sharing with their parents at Bass Lake," he writes.

The goats on Jackson Road near Dillard were as interested in Bill as he was in them.

Bill writes, "The birds were on Rio Oso (they're running across the street to get away from my camera), above, and they're hanging out on the rocks, below."