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Wednesday, 11 September 2019

Bewick swan

 A visit to the Wetlands earlier was not very fruitful, no small wild birds which are usually in abundance. So I had to be satisfied with the imports. The bewick swan is a favourite of mine and the pair at the wetlands love the camera.
 I have photographed them in the wild but never this close. They migrate and spend the winter just a few miles away but to get this opportunity for portraits is too good to miss.
This bird was less than 2 metres away and posed for me quite gladly.
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  1. Ana Mínguez Corella20 September 2019 at 10:55

    Hi Mike!!! Lovely pictures of this beautiful Swan.. Regards

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    1. Mike Attwood22 September 2019 at 00:03

      Thank you Ana, I find my age very limiting and to go to somewhere like the Wetlands to do my photography is most satifying. It atracts wild bird in as well as the captive ones. Take care, Mike.

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  2. Germán Ibarra Zorrilla25 September 2019 at 15:56

    Extraordinarias fotos del cisne cantor, en España es un ave muy difícil de ver. Enhorabuena Mike, un fuerte abrazo. Todo lo mejor!!!

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    1. Mike Attwood26 September 2019 at 01:09

      Hi German, Thank you for your complements. Good luck. Mike.

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Evacuated during the second world war to a village in Yorkshire where I lived in the home of a good photographer for more than five years who taught me the basics and a great deal about nature. Well past retirement age I have been a wildlife photographer for more than 30 years. Red Kites have been my speciality for much of this period. I did spend several years snapping wheelchair athletes and organizing the British Road Race Championship. In the year 2000 I was awarded a distinction by the Royal Photographic Society for my portfolio on wheelchair athletes. Most of my pics are digital, using Sony cameras and Sigma lenses. I used to spend many weeks each year with friends in Wales which is close to the Elan Valleys where I got many of my raptor pics. I now get these pictures more closely to home, specially red kites and peregrines. I support my pension by selling my pics, cards, coasters, fridge magnets and key rings etc. at craft fairs, something I wish I had done much earlier in life. I give illustrated talks to clubs and societies on wildlife and other branches of photography that I have been involved in.