Well, not quite – more like swans from the bog. These two swans are part of a group of four swans comprising two adults and two females. I wish I could pretend that the juveniles were the offspring of our nesting pair of 2013 (see Sleeping Incubation post of 2013), but alas I am sure this is not the case.
In this area one can often see wintering swans feeding on the lush grass of the fields, particularly those by the brook.
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They are gorgeous!
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Thank you Gator Woman. MM 🍀
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The light shining through their wings is what makes this for me – there is such a sense of freedom, up and away!
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Yes, definitely the wings and the light, including the wing shadow. Cheers Anna, MM 🍀
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The gorgeous light blinds me to anything else! 🙂
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Thank you Eremophila, MM 🍀
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it’s a beautiful image. I too feel your pain with the tangent wing but it’s still a beauty and the fact that you could hear their wings in the air is amazing. I have had that experience and it really is something. But what is really great is the light on the wings, perfection you have!
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Thank you so much, I really do appreciate. MM 🍀
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One can almost sense the urgency of the moment here MM … the beating of their wings is quite a sound isn’t it .. Love the shadowing in the wings .
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Cheers Poppytump, wish they’d give a bit more warning.
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Yes – surprisingly for their size they seem to get airborne remarkably quickly !
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Gorgeous…so graceful. Your photos are stunning.
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Thank you so much Jackie, really appreciated. MM 🍀
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Nice shot with them traveling from one corner to the other! I did smile when you said swans from the bog, lol.
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Well just being factual, 😏
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🙂
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Really fabulous light on the wing feathers Mick – Happy New Year
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Happy New Year Scott and thanks for the wonderful comment, MM 🍀
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I am so impressed by this photo, it’s wonderfully beautiful !
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Cheers Jocelyne, all part of the migration…🍀
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Simply love the shadow in the top wing – elegant animals, lovely capture.
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Yeah, that is the best part for me too. Thanks for taking the time to comment. 🍀
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A beautiful photo. Wouldn’t it be great to be a bird which can soar high above the ground…
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I did do paragliding (the one where you run and jump off a mountain with a wide canopy and that is awesome – so peaceful. Happy New Year Anarette, 💚
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That is a great idea, it is still on my to-do-list. Happy New Year to you too!
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Likewise Anarette, MM 💚
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Great Shot Mick! I wish you the best for 2014!
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Likewise Patricia, nay you smile a lot! 🍀
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I kinda like the fact the bottom one is “not all there” it give the shot more movement! That you can catch swans flying (I’ve NEVER even seen one fly!!!) should be a thing to be proud of. Methinks you are a perfectionist! Of course, we get to benefit from such perfection…. 😉
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I can be a bit of a perfectionist true and am very self-critical. They went righty over us, we heard their wingbeats before we saw them. Hope you are keeping warm Dale. MM 🍀
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I hear you (the self-critical part)! Wow, is all I can say! In this part of the world, the only wildlife you see are the few birds that don’t fly away for warmer weather and, since I’m in the ‘burbs, the occasional fox or hare if we’re really lucky! Swans? Nope.
Am doing my best to keep warm. It is quite the shock to go from +26-30 to -27 in a mere 3 days…. 😉
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I bet it is. 😏
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Magnificent shot.
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Thank you so much Al, enjoy the day. MM 🍀
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You too 🙂
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Such a beautiful photo xx
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Thank you so much, enjoy the day whatever it may bring….MM 💚
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Beautiful.
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Cheer sNavigator, enjoy the day. MM 🍀
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It is a great shot. Even if the tip of the wing is missing – I didn’t notice that until I read the comments 🙂
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I was gutted when I kept the finger down only to notice it was on single take. The second one would have been perfect – a lesson learnt. MM 🍀
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Splendid creatures! We had a pair on the river at the end of our garden when I was younger, they use to bring their young cygnets for us to see and would come up to us when we called them!!
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Yes, but can be aggressive so careful. Always nice to see them mind.
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I was a child then, the river over flowed one year, and my mother opened the back door and they were standing on our doorstep looking at us 🙂
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OMG, bit of an awakening. 😮
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Wow… splendid shot…
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An inspiring start to the year – wish I was flying off somewhere.
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I am gutted the second swan was just cut off – I was taking landscapes so had the camera on single shot when all this happened! Next time……Happy New Year Robin. 🍀
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And you Mick – thought it was just tight cropping 🙂
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Hopefully I am not that bad at cropping 😏
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Mick, hope your holidays were great and that this year will be a good one for you and yours!
/anna
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Thank you so much Anna, may you be surrounded by contentment. Like the war certification. MM 🍀
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