Shot in the Comox Valley BC Canada With a nikon D700 and a 300 f2/8 lens with a 2.0 Tel,
Adult Trumpeter Swans Cygnus buccinator are large birds with white feathers and black legs and feet. The feathers of the head and the upper part of the neck often become stained orange as a result of feeding in areas rich in iron salts. The lack of colour anywhere on the swans’ bodies distinguishes them from other white species of waterfowl, such as snow geese, which have black wing tips.
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What a beautiful sight! Love the sound their wings make when they fly directly overhead
Great shot and, as Felicity says, the sounds of the wings is amazing too….
Thank you for submitting this to Beautiful BC
I adore swans…. love it!
Lovely action shot of a flock of Trumpeter Swans taking off into flight! I can almost hear their wings! Wonderful lighting! : )
January 13, 2012

Wonderful capture, love it!