The Young Swans Learning To Fly

 

 

Looking back to  June and Look at them now

This little cygnet was learning to survive,

and now it is learning to fly.

 

 

 

 

Clear the runway; Here I come.

 

 

 

 

Hey, I’m paddling on water. Honk…Honk!

 

 

 

 

These wings sure come in handy.

 

 

 

 

Need a little more speed.

 

 

 

 

Can you believe this. We are about to fly!

 

 

 

 

Hey! Wait for me.

 

 

 

 

Lift off….We did it!!! We are flying.

 

 

 

 

And the crowd cheers

 

 

 

 

Okay, Now for the landing. Mission Accomplished.

 

 

 

 

From Baby Cygnets to Beautiful Young Swans

Here are the swans and cygnets from May to The end of September 2012. I hope you found this Series interesting. I know I sure enjoyed following this swan family, I like to call, “The Class Of 2012. They all past accept for one little cygnet that didn’t make it. I think it is pretty amazing that 8 out of the 9 cygnets lived to become these Beautiful young swans who will one day have a family of their own.

 

All photos and written script by Dianne © dsphotocats

 

Hope to find you all well, and enjoying the Seasons of Life.

God Bless one and all.

Dianne :)

Flight 01 in Sequence

 

Mr. Cob starting down the runway

 

 

 

 

Clear The Runway

 

 

 

 

Here He Comes

 

 

 

 

Treading The Water

 

 

 

 

Gaining Speed

 

 

 

 

This Looks Like Hard Work

 

 

 

 

 Paddling And Spreading Those Wings

 

 

 

 

Up Goes The Landing Gear

 

 

 

 

Down Goes The Landing Gear As He Pushes Forward

 

 

 

 

Up And Away He Goes

 

 

 

 

He Puts On The Brakes, Now For The Landing

This was a short distance flight to show the young ones how to do it.

Stay Tuned

In the next episode I will show one or two of the young ones learning to fly.

I took quite a few pictures and the lighting was a challenge. This is what I took… out of my camera other than a bit of cropping and resizing. 

Some of the young ones started to fly right after big daddy, but it all happened so fast, and I captured what I could, hand holding  my 170-500 lens which weighs roughly 4.5lbs not including the camera. I didn’t have time to set my IS on Panning.

These may not be wall hangers, but I had fun capturing these swans taking off into a short distance flight.

I was so happy and thrilled to witness this. I couldn’t believe my eyes when the 10 swans swam out to where there were a large number of geese and ducks and corralled them out of their way (Flying Path), and got ready to fly. I took some pictures and at times just watched them in “Awe”. of what I saw. This family of swans and cygnets have come along way. The cygnets have transformed into Beautiful Swans. Soon it will be time to say goodbye unless they leave on announced. I think it is called the “Call Of The Wild”. South they will head. How far I do not know.

This is the second family of swans in the last few years that I have had the pleasure of following for a season. I hope and pray I will get yet another chance to witness another family of swans next Spring and Summer. But will enjoy these while I can.

Until next time :)

Dianne © dsphotocats