wildlightphoto Posted February 20, 2010 Share #1 Posted February 20, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) A pond in nearby Placer County was recently treated to the county's second recorded sighting of the Trumpeter Swan, normally seen in the Rocky Mountains and northward: technical stuff: R8/DMR, 180 APO f/2.8, shoulder stock & monopod. All comments welcome. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted February 20, 2010 Posted February 20, 2010 Hi wildlightphoto, Take a look here Trumpeter Swan. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
pauledell Posted February 21, 2010 Share #2 Posted February 21, 2010 Doug, Marvelous shots especially the second. Great colors and acute sharpness. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StFreud Posted February 21, 2010 Share #3 Posted February 21, 2010 I agree, Doug. Marvelous shots, especially the 1sd for the water drops and the 2nd for speaking swan. Stefan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted February 21, 2010 Share #4 Posted February 21, 2010 Doug - Both up to your usual standards of excellence. Beautiful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
clinchico Posted February 21, 2010 Share #5 Posted February 21, 2010 Doug I do agree with the rest wonderful shots. We do have them here on Lake Ontario. Herb Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEd Posted February 21, 2010 Share #6 Posted February 21, 2010 Excellent! Thanks for sharing. Ed. . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicamann Posted February 23, 2010 Share #7 Posted February 23, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) I don't know if people here are aware..but to get the Trumpeter swan with a 180mm lens is simply ridiculous..these birds spook very easily from 1/2 mile away..so I think Doug must have used some special charm to get this one. Fantastic shots..... Thanks for sharing Cheers, JRM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildlightphoto Posted February 24, 2010 Author Share #8 Posted February 24, 2010 I don't know if people here are aware..but to get the Trumpeter swan with a 180mm lens is simply ridiculous. That's what I thought too, so I started on these swans with the 560mm Telyt, which soon turned out to be much too long! Quite often getting close enough is a matter of finding the right individuals... in this case, a pair of Trumpeter Swans is visiting a large duck pond in a suburban park. This was only the second recorded sighting of this species in Placer county, the first was a single immature bird about a year ago. One popular theory among area birders is that the immature bird that was migrating though last spring returned as an adult and brought a friend. The bird a year ago learned from the domesticated ducks and barnyard geese to beg for handouts, so it seems plausible that one of this year's birds is the same one. Whatever the origin of these birds it's very awesome to see them at close range. At ~35 lb this is the biggest bird native to North America, and at under 2 meters distance when I'm on my knees for an eye-level view they're an impressive sight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdb Posted February 25, 2010 Share #9 Posted February 25, 2010 Simply stunning. Always a joy to view your wildlife images. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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