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Winter Swans

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Probably the last for 2016.  I was in the field back of the house early in December, when evening was coming on; dark clouds with a little snow, so the snowy fields looked brighter than the sky.  There was a hooting sort of call behind me, that first made me think "owls", but there were too many, and it wasn't quite right.  I looked up, and overhead, pale against the cloud, were long Vs of birds, big and close, with wings and necks too long for geese, and all white.  

According to the bird book, they were tundra swans, which migrate from the far northwest to the east coast, passing over the Great Lakes on their way.  It was amazing.  I'm still thrilled by it.  
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1464x1704px 546.77 KB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon PowerShot S90
Shutter Speed
1/101 second
Aperture
F/4.5
Focal Length
18 mm
ISO Speed
640
Date Taken
Dec 29, 2016, 10:40:39 PM
Sensor Size
7mm
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