{"id":17220,"date":"2023-05-11T05:40:14","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T09:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=17220"},"modified":"2023-05-11T05:40:14","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T09:40:14","slug":"biggest-week-in-american-birding-swans-in-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=17220","title":{"rendered":"Biggest Week in American Birding! Swans in love\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"17219\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?attachment_id=17219\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/p5109517.jpg?fit=2000%2C1299&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1299\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;OM-1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1683707253&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"p5109517\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/p5109517.jpg?fit=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/p5109517.jpg?fit=904%2C587&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"904\" height=\"587\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/p5109517.jpg?resize=904%2C587&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-17219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/p5109517.jpg?resize=1024%2C665&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/p5109517.jpg?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/p5109517.jpg?resize=768%2C499&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/p5109517.jpg?resize=1536%2C998&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/p5109517.jpg?resize=904%2C587&amp;ssl=1 904w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/p5109517.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/p5109517.jpg?w=1808&amp;ssl=1 1808w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Trumpeter Swans: Metzger Marsh Wildlife Area, Beno, Ohio, USA, May 2023 \u2014 It seems that Metzger might be the place to go for Trumpeter Swans this year. There were many pairs courting and at least a few on the nest, and all within reach of a long lens from the access road. Some years I have struggled to find even one\u2026but that is probably because I just did not know where to look. Anyway, I enjoyed a good half hour watching the mating behavior and these majestic birds gliding on the still water. It got more exciting than this, but I like the simple tension of this shot. Olympus OM-1 with the 100-400mm zoom at 800mm equivalent. Program mode with my evolving birds modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Pro. 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