Jonkersvaart, The Netherlands

Swan

Quite lucky this Swan was over the far bank and in the shadows

The graceful swan.

Priory Country Park, Bedford

Taken at Barton Marina

The magic of the golden hour...

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The mute swan (Cygnus olor) is a species of swan and a member of the waterfowl family Anatidae. It is native to much of Eurasia, and (as a rare winter visitor) the far north of Africa. The name 'mute' derives from it being less vocal than other swan species... wikipedia

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A bewick swan on the Rushy Pen lake at Slimbridge Wetlands Centre

A male swan (cob) tries to impress his feeding mate (called a pen). Didn't work tho.....

I believe these are tundra swans. Could be trumpeters, but don't think so. Tundra swans are decidedly more common.

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This was one of a pair of Trumpeter Swans feeding in this marsh pond in the Hendrie Valley Sanctuary, part of the Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington Ontario.

(Cygnus buccinator)

City Park, Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine.

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Mute swan, one of many on an inlet in Hayling Island.

Classic Dutch landscape capture at Kinderdijk, South-Holland.

Including almost always present powerlines :-\

Wikipedia: Kinderdijk

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Swans and cygnets seen on our Winchester trip last year. Only just getting around to looking at some of these photos.

Mon chat Sacha, est malheureusement mort en Janvier de cette année, Swan à quatre mois, il est arrivé hier soir, il ne remplacera pas Sacha, mais il trouvera sa place chez nous, et je pense qu'il nous a déjà adopté :-)

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One last swan image, I am quite excited about this pair and hoping to be able to observe them with their family.

This is another shot from Grasmere Lake on a very still September evening. I wanted to capture the concentric circles around the Swan. I used HDR again from a single RAW image.

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Swan at a misty lake.

Monrepos, Ludwigsburg

Taken at Barton Marina

mute swan and black swan at inch bird reserve county donegal

Taken at Croxall Lakes

Athlone, Westmeath, Ireland.

Swans are truly exceptionally graceful creatures, especially during their love-dance!!

This one unfolding here in my photos, took place one sunny and cold day just a few years ago, in the old city of Brugge, in northern Belgium—the Belgian Venice! I happened to wander in Brugge alone with my camera that lovely sunny day, when I saw them!! I was instantly captivated by this magical spectacle!! And started shooting non stop…

(*** Swans’ Love Dance: don’t miss this: youtu.be/Sd76aO1oaEQ )

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Cowbridge Drain, Boston, Lincolnshire

Taken early evening, with the reflection from the nearby street light.

Beautiful and frosty afternoon with mist,,,winter pond view,, coldest wintertime is going on,, some birds still here.

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