Cygnet by durleybeachbum
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Description
On the river at Bournemouth . I love the colours they are at this stage.
Here is a cormorant that was fishing nearby.
Comments (14)
Glendaw
Aw what a cutie !
Really can't compare this graceful bird to the other bird of prey (on Flickr) and it's interesting information !
Thanks for sharing !
MrsRatbag
A graceful beauty!
wysiwig
Beautiful color and detail. It does look a little lonely. The cormorant looks rather stern.
jayfar
What a beautiful swan this will be, lovely shot Andrea.
giulband
Excellent shot !
kgb224
Stunning capture Andrea. God bless.
helanker
Very lovely indeed, Andrea :)
moochagoo
A Beautiful one
jendellas
Both excellent photo's & beautiful birds.
CavalierLady
He's a beautiful young thing! Surprising coloring and no awkward ugly ducking look about him. Lovely shot!
auntietk
Such a lovely color, and so graceful! It's got the world by the tail. :)
Juliette.Gribnau
yes,the colors are beautiful
anahata.c
well I said I was just gonna do 1 today, but I lied. I couldn't leave without doing another. In fullest view, this is quite commanding; and your dark textured river makes an almost tapestry for the bird; and, then again, a sheet of textured glass with the cygnet's reflection darkly cast underneath. The beautiful sweep of the neck and long body is so nicely set off by the deep dark water. I assume you postworked the water to this beautiful dark hue and texture. (If you caught it this way, bravo as well.) The cygnet stands out majestically from it. Beautiful shot, and I like that all you gave us was bird and water: Nothing else is needed. Wonderful.
(Do you know Shakespeare's King John? It has one of the most beautiful quotes about cygnets. When John's son---Prince Henry---is by his father's deathbed, Henry says:
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...
Prince Henry is speaking of his poisoned father in the most doleful, sweet tones...and he compares himself to the delicate child ((cygnet)) while his father is "this pale faint swan". It's such beautiful poetry, and I can't see a cygnet without thinking of those beautiful words.)
Katraz
They are a beautiful bird and this stands out well against the dark water.