Saturday 31 May 2008

Mother and child - # -8/120

Great news from Ham Pond! Some time ago I told you the story of the demise of the resident swan family because of the uncontrolled dog. This year the new resident swan (who arrived after a season with no swans at all occupying the pond) found a mate, and four new cygnets hatched out about 3 days ago. I saw the new babies shortly after hatching, but had no camera. Here is my very first, carefully selected, shot (I'll show all four tomorrow).

Camera: Olympus E3

6 comments:

  1. You can see that she has you covered..

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  2. Perfection!

    Such a noble bird... wished they had some around here. The only large waterfowl we get here are Canada Geese.

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  3. Thanks for the follow up. I've been waiting for it. :) I enjoy your blog. ~Suz.

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  4. I can hear Saint-Saens in my head - oh, no wait - I think it's Peer Gynt.

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  5. Very beautiful photo!

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  6. Great! I love the colour of the water!

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