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Juvenile Trumpeter Swan.....

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Dennis Maloney

Free Account, searcy, Arkansas

Juvenile Trumpeter Swan.....

......grooming a little before joining the rest of the family out on the main lake, usually they will take off in family groups and go to area rice and grain fields where a lot of the farmers in the area have set a little patch of grain aside for their visit in November to February 14th when they fly back north, Magness Lake is a state run facility and is the farthest south that trumpeter swans migrate, there are several large feeders, but they are careful not to overfeed them, because it is important that the young learn to forage and the old ones don't get too fat....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b8jO012bHM

Thanks for stopping by, and all comments are appreciated.....

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Steve Ember 07/12/2014 9:22
Stunning capture with the swan so nicely set off against the deep blues and greens.
Compliments,
Steve
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Gerlinde Weninger 05/12/2014 20:23
elegante swann like "Schwanensee" from Tschaikowsky!
Very pretty!
Ein Servus von Gerlinde
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Adele D. Oliver 05/12/2014 19:41
very fine with this light and excellent definition in his plumage ... and everything shows up so well against the dark background .... very beautiful, Den, bravo !!!
a hug,and thank you for the info
Adele
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Mirjam Burer 05/12/2014 18:02
so beautiful Den...big..big compliment..
great Whites and looks fantastic against the dark background..
have a good weekend you two Den
lg, Mirjam
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BRYAN CRUTE 05/12/2014 17:53
Great details and like the blue hue to it

Regards
Bryan
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Wolfgang Weninger 05/12/2014 14:26
I'm always wondering that no-one eats this big birds ... one in the oven and the whole family will be fat *g* but maybe swans are to beautiful to eat :-)
Servus, Wolfgang
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Lawson McCulloch 05/12/2014 14:13
A fine image with excellent detail of this youngster.
best wishes
from Lawson.
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Harold Thompson 05/12/2014 9:07
Good lighting and exposure bringing out he detail well
:-)) Harold
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Sue Thompson 05/12/2014 8:33
An excellent capture of this juvenile as it preens those lovely feathers.The detail is very good and the info that you have given is very interesting. It must be awesome to see a whole family taking off.......

:))
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† Ushie Farkas 05/12/2014 7:52
EXCELLENT!!! Greetings
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norma ateca 05/12/2014 6:19
Very nice picture with the jung Swan, I like this very much . greeting Norma
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