Swan Parents As Teachers...finding food

Swan parents work hard to instruct cygnets everyday.
This session was instruction of finding food ..Mom & Dad just dropped seaweed for babies to eat. Th...
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Swan parents work hard to instruct cygnets everyday.
This session was instruction of finding food ..Mom & Dad just dropped seaweed for babies to eat. This is followed by instruction on how to dive for this special food. This family of swans live on Pentwater Lake in Michigan. Photographer:Dianne Baker
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Canon EOS REBEL SL1

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Aperture f/8.0 ISO 100 Shutter 1/500

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Jul, 2014

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I've been following this Swan Family here in Michigan and have learned many things about how the parents care for their young cygnets. This is one of my favorite photo's because it was such a spectacular summer day and the therefore the lighting was terrific.(is one of my popular photo cards) These cygnets are " teenagers" now and get excited when the family returns a few times during the day to a "rest stop" between a break in the reeds along shore the Pentwater Lake. Here the cygnets are playful at times and then "preen" and "primp" their feathers before taking a nap.
Dianne Baker

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Nature at it's best...serene beautiful Michigan lake with loving interactions of Mom & Dad swan with their young cygnets as they share lessons about life.