Swan
Posted by admin on Apr 9th, 2011 | Comments Off
This swan photo was taken on another visit to the cemetery in Boise that has a bird sanctuary. The sun was shining and it was a beautiful day when I stopped to feed the birds and take a few photos. Sometimes it’s tricky to get a swan alone for a picture, because all the other birds want to be fed too, and so they follow you around, hoping for a bit of stale bread. On this day I was fortunate that another family was also there feeding the birds and so I was able to lure one swan away from all geese and ducks to get a few shots of him swimming gracefully around the pond. I’ve noticed that swan are a bit aggressive, much like the geese, but still beautiful birds.
They say the way to a woman's heart is diamonds. Not this woman. The way to my heart is a bigger lens! My camera of choice is a Nikon D80 with a Nikor 300 VR lens. I need the VR because my hands shake in the presence of grizzly bear, bald eagles and moose and it's hard to chase animals around with a tri pod.
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