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I have spent the last month and a half visiting this nest site. I wanted to get some intimate shots of new born Cygnets on the nest with mother. my biggest concern was that I did not want to stress the swans in anyway, so I decided to visit from the start of the egg lay to ensure they got used to my presence long before any babies arrived. I started by approaching the nest at distance and getting them used to seeing and hearing me ( yes I spoke to them). He was there sometimes but also off relentlessly chasing the Geese and anything else he took a dislike too around the lake. Gradually I started to move closer until I got to a point I felt was close enough not to invade their space and cause stress or even worse an attack.
I have to say there were a couple of butt clenching moments as I sat quietly taking pictures when he wallowed over to me, coming no more than a few feet. Not in an aggressive way but you sure could feel his presence and I have no doubt he was just putting me in my place.
The only downside was really the weather, very overcast and shot over two early evenings so I had to use ISO's from 1500 to 3000.
So... I hope you like them
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I have to say there were a couple of butt clenching moments as I sat quietly taking pictures when he wallowed over to me, coming no more than a few feet. Not in an aggressive way but you sure could feel his presence and I have no doubt he was just putting me in my place.
The only downside was really the weather, very overcast and shot over two early evenings so I had to use ISO's from 1500 to 3000.
So... I hope you like them
Click on pic for large
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