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The Drinking Swan

The Drinking Swan

I went to the swan lake, Tysslingen, just outside of my hometown Orebro, Sweden, where thousands upon thousands of swans gather by this time each year to rest a...
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I went to the swan lake, Tysslingen, just outside of my hometown Orebro, Sweden, where thousands upon thousands of swans gather by this time each year to rest and eat on their spring journey towards the northern parts of the globe. This guy caught my eye almost immediately as he was swimming all by himself. It's not unusual for swans to sneak away from the crowd in pairs but I guess this guy was fine tuning his skills and saving up some courage to put up the show of his life. We've all been there, right?
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Canon EOS 700D

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Aperture f/8 ISO 200 Shutter 1/160 Focal Length 300/1

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Orebro Lan, SE

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Mar, 2019

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