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Swan Flight Path

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by Lou FASULLO from Fort Langley on 15 Mar 2026
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There’s something mesmerizing about watching swans line up on their flight path as they come in to land along the fields in Fort Langley. 🦢 If you watch closely, you’ll notice how they approach into the wind, wings fully extended, feet down like landing gear, each bird carefully adjusting its position to match the others. What looks effortless is actually a precise combination of aerodynamics, timing, and experience. The lead birds break the air resistance while the others follow the same invisible path through the sky. Moments like this are easy to miss if you’re not looking, but they’re a reminder of how much quiet natural beauty surrounds us every day. Captured this sequence just as these three were committing to their landing approach — a perfect example of grace, teamwork, and precision in motion.

  • Camera: ILCE-7RM5
  • Focal: 500 mm
  • Shutter speed: 0.002 sec
  • Aperture: f/ 6.3
tagged: swans flight landing fowl animal bird flying waterfowl grass plant vertebrate ducks beak wing bird_migration water_bird tundra_swan wildlife

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