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Cygnus olor, Mute swan

Photo by DoinaRussu
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Description:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mute_Swan

this male with his family comes every year to nest on the lake where I go frequently....during the period when I took this photograph, the female was the nest, guarding eggs.

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Comments (14)

thanks a lot , everyone, for your kind comment!
Beautiful capture of the grace and power. Love the lighting too.
Harsha Singh and Davide deiv Carrettin@- thanks a lot for appreciation and visiting!
Many thanks for your kind words, Dennis! I'm honored!
Thanks a lot for appreciation, Atul! Unfortunately, I abandoned the blog for technical reasons; it is in Romanian :) Sorry for my English!:)
Wow! This is a wonderful shot of the swan, Donna! I really love that blue water color against the other colors in the image. Fantastic detail and lighting on the bird!
superb picture Doina, really wish i could capture birds like this checked out your blog ,the pics are fantastic ,but i didnt understand a word that was written......just wish it was in english.
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2011

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