Decided to bring out the Minolta X-700 to see what it could do with some wildlife shooting with the Minolta 75-200 mm f/4.5 mounted.

It turned out to be quite the fun experience!

Minolta X-700 | Minolta 75-200 mm f/4.5 | Kodak Portra 800 at 1600.

Polychrome #Swan
Delft, c. 1690
Tin-glazed earthenware (#Delftware )
H 17 cm. (6 11/16 in.)
https://www.aronson.com/object/d1985-polychrome-swan/
#BirdsInArt

#ducktuesday

Machts heute wie die kleinen Schwäne und sucht euch einen schönen Springbrunnen

"Ready for timelinecleaning???!"

River Views #1459: Spring Edition 43
#photography #cityviews #riverviews #river #riverfront #mülheim #ruhr #ruhrgebiet #ruhrpott #nature #naturephotography #birdspotting #spring #waterbirds #swan
https://foto.bibra-medien.de/2025/06/27/river-views-1459-spring-edition-43/

Three young cygnets with their parents on a slipway beside the River Teign estuary.

#Devon #England #Swan #Canon #canonr50 f/6.3 1/512 92mm ISO400

#What3Words ///gained.shark.royal

You awake, mom? #birds #birding #trumpeterswan #swan #nature

Spectacle v. Subtlety

ME: Look at this big red Sun. That's some picture!
MY WIFE: No. The swans with the smoke and haze. That's the picture.

June 6, 2025. Wolverine Lake, Michigan.

https://www.europesays.com/uk/196965/ Swan set to undergo biggest upgrade for almost 30 years #Arven #Malakoff #Science #SWAN #trust #UK #UnitedKingdom #wildlife

#silentsunday

Det blev en till knölsvan :D denna gång lite närmare #art #muteswan #swan #illustration #affinity

At the swan doors today, the hissiest mute swan demanded food. No! Closed the swan doors.

Later, three ducks came along, each with large ducklings. Opened the swan doors again. Want birdseed?

A moorhen kept back, but also got some.

The movement of the ducklings is frantic, very quick. This video is slow motion so you can see them. The duck looks innocent, but has ferociously chased off the two other ducks and their ducklings.