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12-FEB-2012

swans - brent

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Olympus DSLR Challenge14-Feb-2012 03:32
The second image, of the ice and water, is five-star wonderful! --Stefan
Olympus DSLR Challenge13-Feb-2012 19:29
Shirley, there is some open water right before you get to Shakoppee on hwy 101 coming in from the East. There is a pandamonium of ducks and geese - and this year 5 swans.
Shirley Haden13-Feb-2012 18:38
I love the connection between the lovely white swans and the soft curves and of the ice against the water. I love our trumpeter swans. They're huge and elegant, with a good comeback story from near extinction.

I've noticed this year that the swans seem to have spread out a lot due to the warm winter. Normally they would be there in Monticello for the winter, but there were nearly 30 of them on the lake there in Ft. Snelling state park last week, and then the pair we saw at George Watch Lake. Where did you find this pair?
Olympus DSLR Challenge13-Feb-2012 18:38
Swans are special because they are so beautiful, but absolutely unaware about that... Nice catch!
endika