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mute swan cygnus olor

  1. See, I'm talking!

    See, I'm talking!

    The colour version of my competition entry.
  2. Watch this!

    Watch this!

    There was a woman on the path beside the lake feeding this Mute Swan and some other birds. The swan was so intent on grabbing all the available food that it was relatively easy to get close-ups.
  3. What do you mean mute?

    What do you mean mute?

    Thought it looked quite chatty for a Mute Swan. I haven't had an entry in the monthly competition for a few months as I just couldn't think of anything appropriate so I thought it was about time to get back into the game. :-) I was really waiting for something else that failed to materialize but...
  4. Long neck

    Long neck

    http://www.pbase.com/milv/mute_swan_cygnus_olor
  5. Mute Swan Attack!

    Mute Swan Attack!

    Not a great picture but I though it might be amusing. These swans flew so close that I couldn't fit them in the frame. There is another when they got even closer but that one is even less sharp.
  6. Majestic swan

    Majestic swan

    The light was interesting that afternoon and the swan was posing nicely so I took quite a few pictures.
  7. Mute Swan on the river

    Mute Swan on the river

    This was spotted on the river in the town, and I hung around a while to get a good pose.
  8. Mute swan with water drop

    Mute swan with water drop

    On the first Saturday after the 100-400 IS arrived I went to the feeding raft in the centre of Stockholm to try it out. I amused myself by trying to freeze the water drops falling from the Mute Swan beak and succeeded fairly well. The picture was taken at 1/320 sec and 800 ISO so it was fairly...
  9. Mute Swan

    Mute Swan

  10. Juvenile mute swan

    Juvenile mute swan

    Juvenile mute swan (Cygnus olor).
  11. Mute Swan

    Mute Swan

  12. Mute Swan in Flight

    Mute Swan in Flight

  13. Swan at Loch Lomond

    Swan at Loch Lomond

    my favourite arty-fart shot.
  14. Mute Swan Cygnets

    Mute Swan Cygnets

  15. Mute Swan Portrait

    Mute Swan Portrait

  16. White Baby - Mute Swan

    White Baby - Mute Swan

    Have you ever seen a white baby of a mute swan? I've seen only grey ones before.
  17. Mute Swan on Pool

    Mute Swan on Pool

    A bit of colour added in Photoshop 'Duotone' with the lighter tones then boosted in levels to 'lift' the bird from its background
  18. Swan taking off

    Swan taking off

    I was there to digiscope... But my dSLR is never too far !
  19. Mute Swan

    Mute Swan

  20. Reflective Swan

    Reflective Swan

  21. Try This, Dear - it Looks Delicious

    Try This, Dear - it Looks Delicious

  22. Look What I Can Do!

    Look What I Can Do!

    Seems to be applauding itself for walking on water...
  23. Mute Swan Close-up

    Mute Swan Close-up

  24. Family portrait

    Family portrait

    A very happy family of Mute Swans, at a safe distance.
  25. Mute Swan 2

    Mute Swan 2

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