Feels So Good by garnite

Photography • Animals • posted on Feb 24, 2004

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Description

When you do finally crawl out, or uncurl as the case may be, in the morning, there's nothing like a good stretch to get the blood flowing again. These are trumpeter swans. The average adult weighs 30 pounds, and has an 8 foot wingspan. In the '30s, it was estimated there were fewer than 150 in North America, locally here in '78 only 3 returned. Now, due to considerable volunteer work, the local return is over 2000 birds a year, and overall the species is very healthy. Just occasionally, humans get something right.

Comments (18)

cynlee

2:11AM | Tue, 24 February 2004

streeeeeeeeetch... owww, cramp, cramp! :p he's a trumpeter of a beautiful swan...

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creanum

3:06AM | Tue, 24 February 2004

Beautiful swan

patmartj

3:59AM | Tue, 24 February 2004

Good to hear that, over here they ALL belong to the Queen! Neat capture Jim

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addiek

6:00AM | Tue, 24 February 2004

Majestic creatures I grew up near a big lake filled with black ones. They used to scare the proverbial out of us as kids when we went near their nests.

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jwdell

8:02AM | Tue, 24 February 2004

Beautiful shot, a truly magestic subject.. Awesome!!!

Tedz

9:23AM | Tue, 24 February 2004

I am usually fairly well stretched in the Morning ...sigh....and the Blood flows just fine...Hi Cyn...got a fair few of these Ballerinas that call into Foxton, to help the Freedom Geese Paint My Roof....strong Birds....I had a Friend attacked by a Swan....He had His Arm Broken...the force of the Birds Wing....when I saw that the Swan was Winning....I put the Boot into My Mate too....for He had stolen some of My Comics :[

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LostPatrol

9:51AM | Tue, 24 February 2004

Lovely shot, I must say that they do look rather big, the swans here are mute I think, and maybe a little smaller. Nice story I am glad their numbers have increased. I believe that in the UK all unmarked mute swans are protected and belong to the Queen.

logiloglu

11:14AM | Tue, 24 February 2004

what a beautiful swan and they are blue. i never had seen before. !!!!!!! #:O) !!!!!

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saad_no

1:53PM | Tue, 24 February 2004

nice one my friend, just in the right moment ... good shot.

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dark_storm

3:43PM | Tue, 24 February 2004

*oh!!! Excelent shot of the beautiful bird JIM. I love it. vote !!!:O)!!!!!!!!

Beno Roberge*

Michelle A.

4:30PM | Tue, 24 February 2004

Glad to hear they are regaining their numbers.... gives me warm fuzzies.... Is there beak really blue like that? Wow!

geneb19

4:47PM | Tue, 24 February 2004

Chelle...that's just from being in the cold North hon. give me Ohio any day. excuse me now while i choke on my words. lol great image bro!!

Masema

9:58PM | Tue, 24 February 2004

Unfortunately there are many species of, not just birds, but many other animals on the endangered list...but a great story for these guys...and Tedz is right, swans can be quite territorial and nasty :) Great shot Jim, love the wagging tail.

Raven_427

5:10AM | Wed, 25 February 2004

Capturing the moment .. thank you Jim. Beautiful swan :)

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