Pair of swans – Regal in White
Settings: 105 mm ISO 100 f/14 1/60 sec
Location: Kensington Metropark 4.30.18
©Irene Tron All rights reserved. All photos are my own.
Regal in White
Pair of swans – Regal in White
Settings: 105 mm ISO 100 f/14 1/60 sec
Location: Kensington Metropark 4.30.18
©Irene Tron All rights reserved. All photos are my own.
This is beautiful in the dark water with its reflection. Beautiful capture.
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Thanks, Teresa. 😊
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Quite a dazzling one 🙂
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Thanks, Hammad. 😊
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Definitely regal – looking stunning on the dark water.
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Thanks, Debbie. The lighting definitely helps out. 😊
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This is a very beautiful shot. It can be really difficult to get beautiful photos of swans, you really need the right light and it sees like you got it.!!
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Right place, right time. 😊
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Swans mate for life, how wonderful to capture a pair together. 🙂 Did you see the back swan is banded/tagged on its leg? 🙂 It’s very difficult to distinguish between Trumpeter Swans and Tundra Swans unless side by side, by location, and by time of year. Since you mentioned you saw these in Michigan, Trumpeter Swans breed in Michigan, whereas Tundra Swans migrate through Michigan. Time of year would help ID further, whether they were passing through or living locally. I’d be envious if it were a Trumpeter! 😉 We had a pair of Trumpeters migrate to our mid-Atlantic area right by our home every winter but they were always mixed with Tundras and way out in the waters. I could never figure out if I was seeing/capturing the Trumpeter pair or not, so I’ve not gotten to add it to my lifer list. Some day! (BTW the swans with orange beaks are Mute Swans, the easiest to ID of the swans!)
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Interesting! Had no idea that they mated for life. The more I learn about birds, the more I want to know. I will look for this pair again the next time I’m in Michigan, for sure. Thanks, Donna. 😊
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We will do some Michigan traveling, and now I will be trying to pinpoint us where they’re breeding and hopefully finally capture a Trumpeter myself! 🙂
And so you’ve discovered the addiction of birding. A healthy addiction!
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Kensington Metropark in Michigan is a great place for capturing lots of birds, large and small. Love watching the blue herons nesting there. 😊
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👍
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Just googled mute swans. The babies are so adorable. 😉
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They so are…..but I am partial to baby wildlife. 😉
I’ve been around lots of Mutes, most people don’t like them, they devour/destroy land and water grasses. Which makes for a lot of you-know-what to step in. 🥴 I, for one, think Mutes are beautiful and love photographing their gorgeous orange beak! 🙂
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I will be on the lookout for those orange beaks from now on.
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Beautifully framed!
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Thanks! 😊
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Beautiful 😊
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Thanks for stopping by. Have a great week. 😊
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Beautiful! & serendiptiy (I just published a collage with a single swan today: https://picturesimperfectblog.wordpress.com/2020/07/19/swan-lake/ )
And I am wondering: Do all your swans have black beaks? The ones here have orange beaks … except for the juveniles.
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That is a great question that I don’t have an answer to. I have not seen any swans here in NW Indiana. These two were in Michigan where I have seen many. Next time I am there, I will take a closer look at their beaks. 😊
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