Posted on February 7, 2017
These were taken at the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge a while ago. It was a foggy day and we were hoping it would burn off as the sun was getting higher. We saw this group of 4 swans coming towards us out of the heavy fog. They were close together and one behind was an Immature Mute Swan. They came very close and in a tight formation. I shot quite a few as they flew by, thinking they would not be great because of the fog and grayish look. But in Photoshop I brought up enough detail to be interesting.








Posted on November 24, 2014
Mute Swans are a large heavy bird, so it takes a while for them to take-off. I was going through files from the archives and thought this was interesting. I usually see them from a side view taking off. So when this one took off heading towards me, it was a great different view. The splashing, feet flapping and the distance it took to get into the air was amazing. Then it made a pass in front of me with the wings making that cool whooshing sound. I liked the early morning light backlighting the wings!
Category: Birds, Blog, Celery Farm, Favorite Locations, Wildlife Tagged: Celery Farm Natural Area, mute swan take off, mute swans, mute swans flying
Posted on November 6, 2014
Mute Swans from Brigantine Div. of the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge.
Category: Birds, Blog, Brigantine NWR, Oceanville NJ, Wildlife Tagged: mute swans, mute swans flying
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