Well after two days straight of madonna lilies, I figured it would be not quite right to end up with a third day of madonna lilies (...although...). It was another long day at work ahead and so about 4.15pm, off I went for a bit of a walk, a bit of fresh air and, truth be told, a chance to go and get my umbrella out of the car since a storm was heading our way. (Ah, the academic's life is really quite mundane.)
It also meant going by the lake, which I figured was going to mean birds, and well, that was OK I thought...
From a distance, I spotted one of the swans moving around. Nice, I thought, but a bit far off for any detailed study...
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| From a distance... |
I clicked and turned to look for perhaps the red-backed wrens, or swallows...or even the crow. Couple of egrets also, so some variety. Behind my back I heard an almighty flapping sound and, for the first time in my amateurly photographical life...I was being charged by a swan! Or so it seemed.
Until s/he settled. And for the next twenty minutes or so I was entranced by the preening, the dancing, the pouting, the drinking...the many faces of the beautiful swan.
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| Dam buster... |
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| Splash down |
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| Phew, made it |
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| Wait, let me try that again |
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| Ahem... |
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| Yes, re-settled |
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| Ah, that was an effort... |
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| Well? |
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| My preferred side... |
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| Long day into the night |
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| The swan and the pelican |
We've had our ducklings, we have our ibis, the other 105 species abound, but today's swan just owned the pond.
[Camera : Canon EOS60D, 75-300mm, 4.26pm-4.38pm]
