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Tulip in Kelsey Park, Beckenham, UK. Taken with Pentax K-5 and - I think - Sigma 150-500mm, then converted partly to mono with whichever version of PS

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Royal tern on Daytona Beach, Florida, January 2017. Taken with Nikkor 300mm f4.

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The last of Kelsey Park's 2017 cygnets practising the art of flight. Shortly after this was taken it crashed into a tree, without apparent harm, so I guess...
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The last of Kelsey Park's 2017 cygnets practising the art of flight. Shortly after this was taken it crashed into a tree, without apparent harm, so I guess its confidence might have taken a knock. That notwithstanding, I suspect it will soon head off in a quest for fresh horizons and leave Mr & Mrs Swan to start again in March-April. Lens: Nikkor 300mm f4
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