Swans #2 — Fan Of… #143

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Cygnet
Cygnet

This week’s Fan Of.. is Swans #2. Recent workload & poor weather have meant no chance for photography outings, so I’m delving into my archive for my Fan Of… series. This week I’m concentrating on cygnets & juveniles from various places we’ve visited on our bikes. Come back next week for some more swan close-ups ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

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A Dreich Day by the Canal — Fan Of… #135 and Lens-Artists #175

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This week’s Fan Of… is a dreich day by the canal. Probably not everyone’s idea of a day to be out on the bikes, but we’ve decided we’re not just fair-weather cyclists.

Being out on our bikes exploring is our version of bliss for my wife & me, & so this is also my entry for this week’s Lens-Artists Challenge, hosted this week by Lindy Low LeCoq: Follow Your Bliss.

We don’t have a car & since we got our bikes earlier in the year, we have clocked up over 700km & have seen many local attractions & a plethora of nature that we would never have otherwise come across. We use the Forth & Clyde Canal a lot to get around & I have been able to capture many images that have featured extensively in my Fan Of… & Water Water Everywhere Challenges, as well as in many other photographic challenges.

A soggy Susan & the bikes at Auchinstarry Marina
A soggy Susan & the bikes at Auchinstarry Marina
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Cycling by the Canal In Autumn — Fan Of… #134

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This week’s Fan Of… is cycling by the canal in autumn; low sun angle, still waters & reflections, lots of golden browns & a family of swans ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

Low sun on Forth & Clyde Canal
Low sun on Forth & Clyde Canal
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A Family of Swans — Sunday Stills

Hi all ๐Ÿ˜ƒ My latest entry for Terri’s Sunday Stills: Furs & Feathers.

On our latest ride down by the Forth & Clyde Canal, we came across a family of Swans feeding over by the far bank.

In ones & twos, they gradually came across to the near bank.

We carried on with our ride; on our return a bit later, they’d come out of the canal for a family preening session. 3 remained down in the reeds & rushes, but 2 came right up onto the path, & seemed unconcerned by the human with the camera ๐Ÿ˜‚

I was able to get within a few feet of them to get these close-ups ๐Ÿ˜ƒ