{"id":3703,"date":"2013-05-10T06:11:11","date_gmt":"2013-05-10T10:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/p4td.lightshedder.com\/?p=3703"},"modified":"2013-05-10T06:11:11","modified_gmt":"2013-05-10T10:11:11","slug":"swan-in-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=3703","title":{"rendered":"Swan in Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/weiw.lightshedder.com\/Landscape-Wildlife\/Biggest-Week-2013\/i-C86FJ2F\/2\/XL\/IMG_7503-XL.jpg?resize=904%2C678\" width=\"904\" height=\"678\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/weiw.lightshedder.com\/Landscape-Wildlife\/Biggest-Week-2013\/i-DPcGSzK\/1\/XL\/IMG_7502-XL.jpg?resize=904%2C678\" width=\"904\" height=\"678\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/weiw.lightshedder.com\/Landscape-Wildlife\/Biggest-Week-2013\/i-nHg9K5S\/2\/XL\/IMG_7507-XL.jpg?resize=904%2C678\" width=\"904\" height=\"678\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I was observing Tundra Swans, and when this bird took off and flew overhead I was sure that was what I was\u00a0photographing. Rats. Just a Mute Swan. This\u00a0aggressive\u00a0non-native\u00a0species\u00a0is competing with the native swans over most of their range, and has become a\u00a0nuisance\u00a0in many areas. Still it is a beautiful bird, especially in flight. The soft light of an overcast morning only adds to the beauty.<\/p>\n<p>Crane Creek Estuary behind Magee Marsh, OH.<\/p>\n<p>Canon SX50HS in Sports Mode. 1200mm equivalent field of view. f6.5 @ 1\/250th @ ISO 320. Processed in Lightroom for intensity, clarity, and sharpness.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-3703\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=3703&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-3703\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=3703&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=3703&amp;share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was observing Tundra Swans, and when this bird took off and flew overhead I was sure that was what I was\u00a0photographing. Rats. Just a Mute Swan. This\u00a0aggressive\u00a0non-native\u00a0species\u00a0is competing with the native swans over most of their range, and has become a\u00a0nuisance\u00a0in many areas. Still it is a beautiful bird, especially in flight. 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