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North Atlantic Coastline
April 30, 2021 -
After photographing whales out there in the North Atlantic in the early morning, we were driving back along the coast he...
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Constant Activity
April 29, 2021 -
Moving on we arrived at the rookery to watch thousands of Atlantic puffins fish and return, fish and return, and on and...
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Getting Down
April 28, 2021 -
Photographing whales while out on the water is exhilarating. Out in an inflatable close to the water makes it an amazing...
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Ocean Spray
April 28, 2021 -
After looking out at the North Atlantic we got out early in the morning in the hope of photographing humpback whales. On...
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Cape Spear
April 27, 2021 -
This is the area on the east coast of Newfoundland where the first sunrise occurs in North America. If you want to catch...
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Fishing Village
April 26, 2021 -
Turning from the ocean's edge and looking back toward an abandoned fishing village stirred our imagination as to how lif...
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Sunset in Tickle Bay
April 24, 2021 -
Traveling through the easternmost part of Newfoundland during the summer of 2018. At his point we were looking out towar...
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New Adventure
April 23, 2021 -
Summertime 2018. Just setting out to photograph whales, puffins, northern gannets, and many other bird species on the ea...
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What's Happening Here
April 22, 2021 -
Every day during the past 2 weeks, this blue heron has been showing up along the shoreline. Previously it had shown up p...
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Immovable
April 21, 2021 -
I was thinking about naming this swan after the historian, Herodotus. as nothing keeps her from her appointed task of pr...
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The Waiting Game
April 21, 2021 -
Our swan couple have settled into the incubation period. She, the pen, spends most of her time sitting on the eggs. Our...
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Finishing Touches
April 20, 2021 -
The clutch has been complete for at least 2 weeks. The pen will incubate them for about 5 or 6 weeks before the cygnets...
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The Beat Goes On
April 20, 2021 -
The spot they picked has a lot of material around the site. This was one of the main reasons this site was selected as t...
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Protecting Mom
April 19, 2021 -
The Canadian geese always seem to "test the water" with the swans. Inevitably there are multiple geese - - sometimes as...
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Do Not Come Near
April 17, 2021 -
While I did not see who or what may have been approaching, the female swan - - the pen -- obviously went on alert to war...
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Curiosity
April 16, 2021 -
Daybreak at the lake and a curious doe carefully approaches the nesting swans. The swans immediately went on alert and t...
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Success - The Clutch
April 15, 2021 -
"As the egg travels down the tube it gets larger and larger. This is because during its passage (it takes about a day or...
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Finally - Results !!!
April 14, 2021 -
"After fertilisation has taken place, the egg travels down the oviduct by muscular contractions, similar to the way that...
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Post Ritual Bathing
April 13, 2021 -
This is the last shot I captured through the entire mating ritual. Must admit that I was not sure if this was just like...
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Bathing Ballet
April 13, 2021 -
After mating and before returning to their daily routines the swans complete a bathing and preening routine together. Ev...
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The Final Step
April 12, 2021 -
After the mating has been completed, the swans l go about their daily business of feeding and defending their territory,...
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An Act of Love
April 10, 2021 -
Swans normally are very graceful and beautiful to watch. When you see the mating ritual, grace and beauty take on a whol...
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Creating New Life
April 09, 2021 -
The next stage is when the male mounts the female. First he will paddle himself alongside her facing in the opposite dir...
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Strengthening the Bond
April 08, 2021 -
My first post showed the early stage of the mating ritual of the swans. This is the next phase where the two swans start...
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The Courtship Begins
April 07, 2021 -
Swans going through the mating ritual is a pretty elaborate process and a long ritual primarily because the displays the...
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Side-by-Side
April 07, 2021 -
This is the very beginning stage of the elaborate mating ritual of these mute swans. The swans will be close to each ot...
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Private Island
April 06, 2021 -
I mentioned in yesterday's blog "Almost There", some of the key requirements for a swan's nest. Here are two other key p...
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Almost There
April 06, 2021 -
Almost There Month DD, YYYY • Leave a Comment The finished nest should have the following features: A depressio...
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Material from the Moat
April 05, 2021 -
There are several key factors in creating the nest into which the eggs will be hatched and the cygnets born. First, the...
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Working Together
April 03, 2021 -
After selecting a spot, the real work of nest building has started by gathering twigs, leaves and other vegetation. When...
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Gathering Materials
April 02, 2021 -
Both partners are in the gathering process, Eventually he will start passing materials to her so that the nest can be fo...
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New Beginnings
April 01, 2021 -
For 5 years I have been watching the swans return, build their nest on the other side of the lake and give birth to as m...
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