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Black swan (Cygnus atratus)

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Black swan (Cygnus atratus)

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Black swan Ducks, geese and swans Duck, geese, and relatives Birds Chordate Animals
Zwarte zwaan Zwanen, ganzen en eenden Eendvogels Vogels Gewervelden Dieren
Cygnus atratus Anatidae Anseriformes Aves Chordata Animalia

Bergschenhoek, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

2014:04:14 18:55:44
Black swan (Cygnus atratus)
NIKON D7100 with AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D, 1/250 sec at F4.0, ISO 500, distance 2.00 m

That's why I exchanged the telephoto lens for a 50mm lens. This closeup was made with that.

Rodenrijs (Berkel en Rodenrijs, Zuid-Holland, Nederland)

2015:01:17 14:39:37
Black swan (Cygnus atratus)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S VR Nikkor 600mm f/4G ED, 1/640 sec at F10.0, ISO 320, distance 105.93 m

This is probably the black swan that occasionally sits in the water near our house. Now he was part of a group of at least fifty mute swans near Rodenrijs.

Roeibaan (Zevenhuizen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland)

2015:12:27 04:33:47
Black swan (Cygnus atratus)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/1000 sec at F3.5, ISO 320, distance 44.67 m

I had never seen a pair of black swans before. Last year we regularly saw a single bird, near the house and also in a group of mute swans.

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