Swans

Fallow Deer Silhouettes at Sundown
Fallow Deer (Dama dama)

Sunset Swan

Swan Lake

“Ode to Swans” Swans are SO strong. I have never seen them actually break an arm, nor do I believe that they would lower themselves to such a thing. But I do think they could…just in case. 😉 In springtime, swans look like dream boats; a floating suit of feathers, where baby swans can play til they drop in an endless soft feather bed …. how cool is that …?! This in contrasts with the sudden ferocity that arises when facing danger. (or a coot). Running over the water like consummate basilisks and flapping their wings as if they want to break the ditch in half! Swans are truly magical creatures, gliding over the water surface, as if controlled by something invisible. (which is actually the case) Pure dignity and calmness. Control to the max. That’s to say: until you arouse their anger. Do them injustice, you better hide! Nothing and nobody will stop them. That whiteness, that grace; almost supernatural purity. And at the same time there is this dark look; which unfathomable depths lie behind….? Swans; so soft and yet so strong, so loving and graceful, so ferocious and unpredictable …. Personifications of contrast. Never a dull moment with a swan. And sometimes I wonder … why did nobody ever get the idea to make the swan a symbol of feminity …?

Pretty in Pink
Mute swan (Cygnus olor)

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) male showing off at sunset in pink water

Swans in the Mist
Mute Swans on a misty morning

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) in pink water at sunset

Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) cygnets in the water

Swan in the Mist

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) on a foggy morning at sunrise

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) cygnets in the grass, surrounded by dasies

Snow Swan

Pretty in Pink
Mute swan (Cygnus olor)

Mute swan (Cygnus olor) (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) in pink water at sunset

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) cygnet safe under mothers wings

“Reflections in Blue” There’s something so magical about swans. Their dignity, the serenity that surrounds them… Did you ever notice that even the water and the wind seem to hold their breath when swan swims by…