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    Feeding Swan

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    Feeding Swan
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    by Radar from Campbell River CA on 02 Dec 2025
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    Judging from the colour of the beak I'm guessing a juvenile. 'Trumpeter Swans are impressively large—males average over 26 pounds, making them North America’s heaviest flying bird. To get that much mass aloft the swans need at least a 100 meter-long “runway” of open water: running hard across the surface, they almost sound like galloping horses as they generate speed for take off.' -- From 'All About Birds'

    • Camera: Canon EOS RP
    • Focal: 300 mm
    • Shutter speed: 0.0025 sec
    • Aperture: f/ 5.6
    tagged: animal beak bird waterfowl goose vertebrate ducks wildlife water_bird swans feather

    2 comments


    bugbit posted 2025-12-02 9:25pm

    I really like this , what a great capture !

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    Debra Plett posted 2025-12-02 5:37pm

    Very nice detail in the portrait Dennis. Great writ up as well. I did not realize 5hey weighed tat much.

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