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Took this a while ago but I never posted it...taken at Hyde Park in London (aka one of my favorite places EVER!)
Hope everyone's having a fun weekend!
Another one from my trip on Saturday. There were about 25-30 swans at the outlet but most of them were sleeping most of the time. They all started to wake up just before I left and the late day sun came out as well giving me some good light to work with.
I hope everyone enjoys this image! :^)
The scientific name for this species is: Cygnus olor.
Male mute swan. I don't know the reason why they sometimes swim with their head tucked into their feathers but they look very lovely.
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... taking a drink. I didn't go out of my way to photograph a swan but as he was there I thought, why not?
Swans are birds of the family Anatidae within the genus Cygnus. The swans' close relatives include the geese and ducks. Swans are grouped with the closely related geese in the subfamily Anserinae where they form the tribe Cygnini. Sometimes, they are considered a distinct subfamily, Cygninae. There are six or seven species of swan in the genus Cygnus; in addition there is another species known as the coscoroba swan, although this species is no longer considered one of the true swans. Swans usually mate for life, though "divorce" does sometimes occur, particularly following nesting failure. And if a mate dies, or is killed by a predator, the remaining mate will take up with another; however, if all goes well in the pairing, they indeed will stay together for life. The number of eggs in each clutch ranges from three to eight. Source: Wikipedia
I captured this Tundra Swan in Flight at Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary in St. Charles County, Missouri.
More Swan Art. Best in Lightbox. Each can be viewed separately.
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everyone has at least one swan shot like this, right? so if you would indulge me, i also would like to have one on my photostream. this has been hiding in my archives for quite a while. i used onOne's Perfect B&W in converting this to black & white. really looks better viewed in LIGHTBOX
breaking my Flickr-free weekend to do a quick post as i was not able to post during the latter part of the week. but visiting your streams may have to wait till tomorrow. have a wonderful week ahead, everyone!