Our Tundra Swans
BPN members and moderators consistently post excellent images of wildlife. Generally, the images posted depict still images of wildlife in flight or in various poses. But what Linda and I find most fascinating is the behavior of wildlife, which cannot always be captured in still images.
We are fortunate to reside on Maryland's Eastern Shore, along Fairlee Creek which is a tidal channel connecting with the Chesapeake Bay. Each winter, our creek hosts a spectrum of aquatic wildlife, ranging from Canada geese and Snow geese, to Tundra Swans (and sometimes Trumpeter Swans), to a wide variety of other waterfowl.
In the image I've posted here, you see some of that wildlife. While Tundra Swans dominate the image, there is also a sleepy Canada goose in the background.
But this still image fails miserably in capturing the actions of the Tundra Swans. I recently captured some of their antics with my Nikon D7000, the results of which have been posted on You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsFRj4Eh3Zw.
Please go to my You Tube posting, where you will see a video of a family of Tundra Swans on Fairlee Creek approached by a pair of intruders. As you will see, the parents of the swan family did not appreciate the approach of the other pair of Tundra Swans, and drove one of the intruders away.
I applaud this protection by the parents of our Tundra Swan family against real or perceived threats by intruders against their cygnets, and the ability of DSLR video to capture this action!
Please also note the response of the young swans, which seemed to duck their heads down and say, "Mom and Dad, would you please take care of this"?
And note the victory wing actions by the parents in the video!
Norm
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Originally Posted by Chris Knight
