A Whooper Swan was doing a bit of grooming with a purple iris backdrop at Swan Lake.
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Swan Lake Iris Gardens is a public park in Sumter, SC and has been home to all eight known swan species.
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Many of the iris beds have undergone thinning and resetting since we were last there so the flowers weren’t as dramatic, but it was still pretty nice!
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Swan Lake Iris Gardens, Sumpter SC
May 21, 2024