Another sequence of shots taken at Seven Sisters near Eastbourne of a mute swan, one of three that were paddling around in the narrow meanders.
When I say 'paddling around' they were also stretching their wings in the light breeze.
Plus a portrait shot. You can't really not take this sort of shot of a swan. 
A few other birds were around. I'll spare you another cormorant shot, but it was nice to see an elegant redshank on the waterside. 
The wigeons were flocking. It seems to be a good year for them along the South Coast.
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And late on today, a small group of little grebe appeared, lit by the setting sun as the moon rose in a rapidly deepening blue sky.
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Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.
derWandersmann
21 Feb 2013Really nice ones, Words … That third swan shot is great, and the moon is spectacular! Awfully light sky for 10:00 pm, or is that the time you edited it?
SittingFox
21 Feb 2013Love the light coming through the swan's wings :up:
Words
23 Feb 2013Adele, thanks. I struggle enough working out settings for swans. Lots of guesswork involved and not too much post-processing work, thankfully.
Words
23 Feb 2013dW, it was good to see the swans putting on a bit of a show, even if I was mainly shooting into the light. That's an edit time on the moon photo. It was actually taken a little after 5pm.
gdare
23 Feb 2013Mute swan? How do you know it was mute? 😛
Nice Moon photo :yes:
derWandersmann
23 Feb 2013Originally posted by gdare:
It told him.
Words
24 Feb 2013dW, 😆
Words
24 Feb 2013Darko, er… I heard that's what they were called :p :zip:
gdare
26 Feb 2013😆