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Image Taken on 18 Mar 2009 at 08:19    Image of day on 06 Apr 2009

On a different time scale to yesterdays bluetit, this mute swan majestically flew by, turning as it went. We rarely see mute swans here in flyovers, and they never land (they would need a long stretch of water to take off again). These over several seconds and laid out for artistic effect rather than accuracy.


Ref: 20090406_db1_20090318_0819_043+051+056 mute swan in flight (montage)(r+mb id@768).jpg

Image Taken on 05 Mar 2011 at 09:50    Image of day on 09 Apr 2011

We don't see much of mute swans in the area (and never landing in our patch) so this chance flyby while we were standing by the roadside was a lovely surprise. Alternate frames from a 6 fps sequence accurately aligned.


Ref: 20110409_df1_20110305_0950_028-38 mute swan in flight across house & fields to north 1+3+5+7+9+11 of 23 (3 fps accurate montage)(r+mb id@1024).jpg

Image Taken on 25 Feb 2012 at 07:27    Image of day on 25 Mar 2012

Just after dawn the whistle of wings turned our eyes skywards just in time to enjoy this juvenile Mute Swan flying over our patch, swinging round in a circle and then flying on. The montage below had no reference points to make the spacings accurate.


Ref: 20120325_df1_20120225_0727_128+130+132 mute swan juvenile flying overhead (eff 3 fps) 1-3 of 4 (arb montage)(r+mb id@1024).jpg

Image Taken on 25 Feb 2012 at 07:27    Image of day on 25 Mar 2012

As this majestic juvenile Mute Swan departed we felt as always that the feet belong on a different creature!


Ref: 20120325_df1_20120225_0727_135 mute swan juvenile flying overhead 4 of 4 (crop)(r+mb id@768).jpg

Image Taken on 03 Apr 2010 at 10:46    Image of day on 09 May 2010

We never see swans in our patch (not safe for takeoff) but in the last couple of days a couple have been feeding on the sprouting 'whatever' in an arable field to our north undoubtedly to the farmer's annoyance. Here we caught their arrival 'on the wing' though this time they landed out of our sight.


Ref: 20100509_df1_20100403_1046_069 2 mute swans in flight over fields to north 11 of 46 (crop)(r+mb id@768).jpg

Image of day on 13 Aug 2005

After a few years break skeins of Geese are again flying over the plot.


Ref: 20050813_p20_1030009 skein of (prob greylag) geese 2005aug02_06-08-26(r+mb id@576).jpg

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