NIKON D7100 with AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D, 1/250 sec at F4.0, ISO 500, distance 2.00 m

That is why I swapped the telephoto lens for a 50mm lens. This close-up was taken with it.

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 also occasionally sits in the water near our house. Now it was part of a group of at least fifty mute swans near Rodenrijs.

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 not seen a pair of black swans before. Last year, I did regularly see a single bird, near the house and also in a group of mute swans.