βBeing born in a duck yard does not matter, if only you are hatched from a swan’s egg.β ~ Hans Christian Andersen
This Tundra Swan, oddly enough named “Snowflake,” sits prettily in a pile of snow at the Baraboo City Zoo in Baraboo, Wisconsin. She lives there with two large flocks of ducks — the Mallards and the wood ducks.
She looks magnificent – very self assured & proud. Wonderful detail and shadows.
I applaud her name. At least the powers that be in Baraboo have the appropriate vision of snow. So there is a snowflake in Baraboo even in the prairie Dog Days of August.
She’s a beautiful creature! Your photo is complimentary to her.
I love the lighting on the swan.
I am the cygnet to this pale faint swan,
Who chants a doleful hymn to his own death,
And from the organ-pipe of frailty sings
His soul and body to their lasting rest.
~William Shakespeare, King John
This is a brilliant shot – and need I say more?
Such an amazing Swan photo and I love how you framed this shot with the s of the neck! Bravo
Beautiful creature. And she has a lot of poise too.
Gorgeous! I love the soft black & white of this swan photo. π
She’s so beautiful. Lovely capture, Barbara. π
Yes, Gandalf ~ if you want to see a snowflake in August, go to Baraboo.
montucky ~ sometimes the subject makes taking the shot quite easy.
lady ~ keep Wm. coming. I love the verse of th Bard.
aullori ~ I think it may have been the swan who was brilliant.
mon@rch, david ~ like she was posing, though I took 30 shots of her to get that one pose π
Anna ~ I’m trying more b/w, and some of it seems to work quite well. Thanks, Anna.
Robin ~ I think swans are one of my very favorites, until they fight with each other. They can be pretty mean. π