Wild Swans! …post them in this communal thread.

[Kodiak Qc]

It's an old shot from me but one I've always liked

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Darn! …absolute loveliness!

 

[mrgubby]

@mrgubby

How'd you offend it?

Cool take!

Just a natural talent, apparently I can be quite offensive

 

[Kodiak Qc]

Just a natural talent, apparently I can be quite offensive

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To be on the safer side, maybe I should call you SIR! ;-)

 

[Kodiak Qc]

Twin-headed Bewick Swan.....

Only you, Russ, could have found such a specimen! ;-)

heres one i took a while back

These yellow faces are new to me… and
I cannot say if it is a male or not since they
don't have the same features!

 

[Jacobite1746]

A couple I kind of like.

[url=https://flic.kr/p/nNYaBe]Lets Snooze by Craig Nicoll, on Flickr[/URL]

[url=https://flic.kr/p/uEbfFN]Angry Swan by Craig Nicoll, on Flickr[/URL]

 

[Kodiak Qc]

Lets Snooze by Craig Nico

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…adorable snoozers if you ask me!


And this male wanted to control you press card I suppose!

 

[Bobsyeruncle]

Recent one from me....

Untitled by robert shearer, on Flickr

 

[tom24]

From the other night

TOM_4435 by Thomas Reid, on Flickr

 

[Kodiak Qc]

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That, Robert, is a male in its prime…
a tad soft because of too little DoF
but beautiful bird!

 

[Kodiak Qc]

TOM_4435

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I thought this was all about swans…
what is a B52 doing in this thread, Tom?

Yep, so gracefull! …for a bomber! ;-)

 

[tom24]

Oh please! will you stop singing Goose, I have a headache...

TOM_9947 by Thomas Reid, on Flickr

 

[Bobsyeruncle]

And another.....first attempt with my new sigma 150-600 contemporary.

Untitled by robert shearer, on Flickr

 

[Kodiak Qc]

I have a headache..

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…can almost read the discomfort
in the eyes of the FG swan!
…can almost guess compassion
in the eyes of the BG swan!

 

[tom24]

A simple Swan

DSC_1745 by Thomas Reid, on Flickr

 

[tom24]

I like how everyone is capturing these Swans without the whites blowing out.

 

[nickEnackEnoo]

It is a Swan, see!

 

[Kodiak Qc]

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I don't believe you, I think your cheating!
I always believed the Swan See was deeper! ;-)

 

[tom24]

Nah, can't see its knob...

 

[Kevin O'Brian]

Llanberis Snowdonia

Llyn Padarn - Top Cover by Kevin OBrian, on Flickr

Llyn Padarn by Kevin OBrian, on Flickr

 

[bigbigblue]

My favourite swan shot :
Male Mute Swan on Derwent Water 2013 11 15 by Peter Talbot, on Flickr

 

[boogie 16]

This was taken last Autumn, i was waiting for the mist to lift so i could go and shoot the Deer rut.

 

[posiview]

One from a recent Lakes Meet

Week 9 The Living World by aNdy sHeader, on Flickr

 

[Cloudforest]

Creswell Crags

Creswell Crags by Pete C, on Flickr

 

[Deleted member 34016]

DSC06406 by Les Moxon, on Flickr

DSC00471 Into the Mist by Les Moxon, on Flickr

DSC02478 Angry Swan by Les Moxon, on Flickr

Les

 

[Swanseajack]

Some excellent captures on this thread, after looking through my folders it seems as if swans aren't a species I photographed regularly, can only find two pics.

20150926-DSC_2760 by Swansea Jack, on Flickr

 

[Kodiak Qc]

This was taken last Autumn

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Oooh yes, nice mood!

 

[Swanseajack]

It is a Swan, see!

I get it being a Jack , but your bird looks like an Egret? if so, didn't know they are down on the bay, never seen them there before and we go Limeslade regular.

 

[Kodiak Qc]

DSC06406 by Les Moxon

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The sweetest things and their rendition!

 

[Eltheza]

I can't emulate the fantastic photos on this thread but I'd like to contribute!

Swan on The River Severn, The Swan Sanctuary, Worcester:

P1000234 by Elizabeth McIndoe, on Flickr

 

[Kodiak Qc]

I get it being a Jack…

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What does this mean here, Simon?

 

[Kodiak Qc]

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A late afternoon Spring shot!

 

[ianp5a]

Swan by ianp5a, on Flickr

 

[TheBigYin]

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What does this mean here, Simon?

Well - the picture caption was a pun really - "It's a Swan, See!" - the pun being it was taken in Swansea

The "I get it, Being a Jack"... well... according to a quick google...

people born in the town/city (and by extension the fans of Swansea City football club) are known as “Swansea Jacks”. There are two possible origins for this nickname. The first is a reference to the high reputation of local seamen (“Jack Tars”) in the early nineteenth century. There was also a famous black retriever called Swansea Jack who rescued no fewer than 27 people from drowning in the River Tawe and Swansea Docks during the 1930s.

 

[Swanseajack]

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What does this mean here, Simon?

Morning Daniel,

People born in Swansea are called Jacks (nickname) like London people are Cockneys, people from Newcastle are Geordies etc, maybe a UK thing.........The name Jack came about after a Black Retriever dog called Jack who rescued people from the dock areas of the city and become bit of a legend. Please see links.

http://www.swanseamuseum.co.uk/swansea-a-brief-history/the-sea/swansea-jack

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swansea_Jack

UK regional nicknames for the cities >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_regional_nicknames#S

 

[Kodiak Qc]

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Thanks for that Mark!

the picture caption was a pun really - "It's a Swan, See!"

I think a got it and hope I expressed it correctly in my reply:
— I always believed the Swan See was deeper!

 

[Kodiak Qc]

The name Jack came about after a Black Retriever dog called Jack…

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Being a Labrador fan myself, I like that story/legend very much.

…thank you Simon!

 

[Jacobite1746]

One more recent one

[url=https://flic.kr/p/EwhPWV]The Look of Love by Craig Nicoll, on Flickr[/URL]

 

[Rustydon]

In reflective mood....



Russ

 

[nickEnackEnoo]

your bird looks like an Egret? if so, didn't know they are down on the bay, never seen them there before and we go Limeslade regular.

Makes me feel even luckier then There were 2 or, possibly a third further along the shore, but it was probably one of the pair.

 

[Jelster]

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Cool! I don't see these yellow faces at the marsh!
Do you know their name, Steve?

I think you could recover some highlights here!

Resident Bewicks swan at WWT Barnes. I quite like the look that it has, wouldn't want to lose that feel....