I’m joining Sandie again this month in her invitation to take 5 minutes to capture lots of images and then choose 5 to share. The light was good on the resident swans were in a good position to photograph so I used them for my subject matter.
They are used to people (and dogs) and some will even take bread from the hand as they are fed so often
the ones with brown feathers are the chicks from last year – the ugly ducklings – and the father seems to spend a lot of his time at the moment chasing them away from the family group, in readiness for a new clutch this year
that green leg tag indicates that they are locals
I love how the seagulls are in amongst them (the brown showing that is a chick from last year too)
fascinated by their ability to balance on one leg
and here is a shot of the chicks in May last year – amazing how they grow, and as far as I can tell all survived this year.
Thanks to Sandie for the reminder to pause and study one subject for 5 minutes
8 comments:
There is something endlessly fascinating about a group of swans..a good subject to pick for this
I so agree with Sian and to see them as cygnets last year is wonderful. Great photos
Oh, how lovely! We don't have swans up here, so it's a real treat to see them in your photographs.
How lovely - and rewarding - to see the cygnets now as swans. You,have captured some super close ups.
What a lovely set of photos Helena, I loved seeing the cynets when they were so small - it is amazing how fast they grow and wonderful that they all survived. We have swans near us that live on the river. I have never noticed their leg ring - I will look now that you have drawn my attention!
I'm so glad that you paused to take these photos, thank you for sharing and joining in x
Really great photos, Helena! We rarely see swans here but we do have ducks and geese.
Swans are so interesting to photograph, their shape is lovely.
I love to see swans you have taken some lovely photos here.
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