Swans

This is very similar to the last post here on MixedDispatch.  This time the concentration is on the Tundra Swans.  Once again in the snow, this time though I tried to stalk to a degree.  I did have 'camo' clothes, but more importantly I kept low while approaching and kept behind the small undulations in the beach terrain.  I knelt in the snow with just a portion of my upper body visible.  The other thing working for me was that some of the swans were at the neck of the creek. This is much closer to my access point, up against the road.


The shot above and to the left give some sense of the distance to most of the birds.

The swans could tell I was there, but didn't seem to mind while I was still and only on my knees.  After getting cold and wanting to leave, I just stood up to walk away and they calmly but quickly swam towards the west and away from me.









To the right of these photos (moving eastward) were another few swans and they were closer to me. The final three shots get you progressively closer.

Till next time;

Brian

I like how the different species are together (Tundra Swans, Ring-Billed Gull, Bufflehead Ducks)