The Swans
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Join Date: Jul 2011
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The Swans
Taken at WWT Arundel a few weeks back, 4 of the 9 known species of Swan.
Images 1 & 2 - Black necked Swan & Cygnet & Black Necked Swan Portrait.
Image 3 - Coscoroba Swan - This is the only living distant relative to the true swan.
Image 4 & 5 - Trumpeter Swan/Cygnet & Trumpeter Swan Portrait
Images 6 & 7 - Whooper Swan & Cygnet
These were all 1st sightings for me. Of course i have left the Mute swan out
Think everybody knows what that looks like.
The missing Swans -
Mute, Black, Tundra, Whistling and Bewick.
Some of the images may look washed out, awful lighting that day, a mixture of sunshine and showers. And these were taken trying to dodge the rain clouds.
Images 1 & 2 - Black necked Swan & Cygnet & Black Necked Swan Portrait.
Image 3 - Coscoroba Swan - This is the only living distant relative to the true swan.
Image 4 & 5 - Trumpeter Swan/Cygnet & Trumpeter Swan Portrait
Images 6 & 7 - Whooper Swan & Cygnet
These were all 1st sightings for me. Of course i have left the Mute swan out
Think everybody knows what that looks like.The missing Swans -
Mute, Black, Tundra, Whistling and Bewick.
Some of the images may look washed out, awful lighting that day, a mixture of sunshine and showers. And these were taken trying to dodge the rain clouds.
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Lovely bit of info on the swans there! Always liked Coscoroba personally, but that shot of the whooper chick is dandy! 
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Always liked Coscoroba personally, but that shot of the whooper chick is dandy! xx
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Join Date: Jul 2011
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Thanks Laura. There were 2 Whooper Chicks, this one being a little more scruffier than its sibling As for the Coscoroba`s, i had never heard of them prior to the trip here
As for the Coscoroba`s, i had never heard of them prior to the trip here
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Kit 1 Canon 5D MkIII Canon 100mm-400mm USM IS L Lens Canon EF 75mm-300mm Lens Sigma 70mm 300mm APO DG Macro Lens Canon F1.8 50mm Prime lens |
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