Trumpeter Swans On The Move

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Comments


Debra Plett

I was thinking/hoping you would be posting some Swan images with their cygnets soon. Terrific shot Heather with vivid colour and nicely composed. Did you have to wait a bit to get them to cooperate with or framing? Looks like a beautiful day to enjoy the family.

Heather Mellon

Thank you so much Debra. Yes, it took a bit of patience to get them all together in this shot. Several minutes passed before I succeeded but I was able to take some close-ups before they got too far away. My goal was to get them all together in one shot and that's always a challenge with a group like this. It was a beautiful day made so much better by their presence :)

Clifford Dupuis

what a great shot with nice contrasting colors Heather!

Heather Mellon

Thank you so much Clifford. It was quite a challenge to get everyone in a frame but I finally got them all in this one, just barely :)

Heather Mellon

They stood out so nicely against the water here, too bad it was so windy out but I like how it ruffled their feathers and how content they seemed to be as they swam back to the nest. This was taken a few days earlier than the other photo. Thank you so much for your comments Yves.

Yves Langlois

Terrific contrast of blue and white Heather. Nice that you kept a little line of green in the upper part. Beautyful picture of your lovely ones.

Description
A family of swans with five cygnets heads across the marsh back to their nest site.
Taken By
Heather Mellon
Taken On
September 6, 2024
Tagged
trumpeter swans crossing the marsh animal bird swan water plant ecoregion vertebrate natural_landscape beak natural_environment lake tundra_swan
  • Focal: 260
  • Shutter speed: 0.001 sec
  • Aperture: f/ 6

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