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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: Rob'in'To on February 08, 2011, 07:42:33 AM

Title: No Shrike sightings but the Swan was cool
Post by: Rob'in'To on February 08, 2011, 07:42:33 AM

Another Sam Smith trip with no Shrike sighting for me...  but watching this Swan was pretty cool.  Photographing over water is quite different.

They sure do make a lot of noise on take off.
(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk187/lilevl13/ss.jpg)

For me, I seldom have ever seen a Swan in flight.
(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk187/lilevl13/ss1.jpg)

And the landing was much more graceful than the take off.  A short flight across the shore, landing in front of me.
(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk187/lilevl13/ss3.jpg)

And finally back to the beautiful silent swimmer.
(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk187/lilevl13/_MG_1222.jpg)

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Post by: Bird Brain on February 08, 2011, 09:06:44 AM

Beautiful!  I especially like your Photo #3.  :)

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Post by: Scott on February 08, 2011, 04:36:38 PM

Great feather detail in the last one Rob...well done.

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Post by: Rob'in'To on February 09, 2011, 05:03:18 AM

Thanks guys!

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Post by: egret on February 09, 2011, 11:54:06 AM

lovely

So graceful!


do u ever see any Black Swans?


anyone ?

Egret

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Post by: Bird Brain on February 09, 2011, 02:11:45 PM

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do u ever see any Black Swans?

anyone ?

Egret

Egret ... my mom saw Black Swans last year while hiking at Forks of the Credit River.

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Post by: Rob'in'To on February 09, 2011, 04:05:47 PM

Black Swans?  What what what?  I never even knew of such a thing.

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Post by: Reuven_M on February 09, 2011, 04:16:16 PM

The Australian Black Swan (introduced here obviously), which looks a lot like a black mute swan.

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Post by: JW Mills on February 09, 2011, 08:00:21 PM

Well done Rob, looks like you are really getting the hang of the new camera!

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Post by: egret on February 13, 2011, 02:40:56 PM

Yes, Ive seen them
and right now
cant recall where

lovely, they were

Egret