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Tundra Swans at Middle Creek, Penn. | March 27, 2011 |
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Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area, Pennsylvania, is known not only for its tens of thousands of snow geese during spring migration but also for its tundra swans. Although the tundras don't appear in numbers anywhere as great as those of snow geese, the 4500 tundras this year (on March 4, 2011) were a fine spectacle. For that matter, seeing tundra swans is an uplifting experience. They're magnificent, and they sound like incredibly merry revelers.
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As a group, swans can be referred to as a bevy, herd, or lamentation. A lamentation of swans certain evokes an interesting mood . . . perhaps dating to folk or fairy tales?
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Whether seen in numbers or individually, tundra swans are beautiful. And they travel thousands of miles to the Canada arctic.
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A few years ago, I photographed at a local lake a number of tundra swans landing in the water. Why don't I upload a few of those?
Photo note: I used a Pentax K20D, with the Sigma 150-500mm lens, for these photos, taken on 4 March 2011. |
Tundra swan patterns | An Icelandic whooper swan
Snow Geese
MIDDLE CREEK 2011
Snow geese video: Swarm Motion (3.8 megs) | Every Which Way Swarm (5.5 megs)
Snow geese photos: Swarms | Challenged flying
MIDDLE CREEK 2010
Snow geese video: Brief swarm (1.6 megs) | Complex swarm (8 megs)
Snow geese photos: Near and far and highlights
MIDDLE CREEK 2009
Snow geese video: Flyby (3.8 megs) | Swarm (15 megs)
Snow geese photos: Incoming! | Swarm sequence | Bands