{"id":110083,"date":"2023-02-07T06:41:32","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T13:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=110083"},"modified":"2023-02-07T06:42:36","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T13:42:36","slug":"bear-river-mbr-winter-haven-for-tundra-swans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2023\/02\/07\/bear-river-mbr-winter-haven-for-tundra-swans\/","title":{"rendered":"Bear River MBR: Winter Haven For Tundra Swans"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had hoped that this morning would be sunny so I could head to Bear River MBR<\/span><\/a> to see, listen to, and photograph Tundra Swans on the marshes. Clouds and gray weather are preventing me from heading up that way.<\/p>\n

\"AdultAdult and immature Tundra Swans in morning flight \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/5000, ISO 640, EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I took both of the photos I am sharing this morning five years ago today when it was bright, sunny, and very cold. You might think it is strange but I actually didn’t feel the cold though because I was so immersed in the beauty of hundreds of Tundra Swans and the wetlands in my view. The sounds of the swans calling<\/span><\/a> as they lifted off from the marsh was music to my ears.<\/p>\n

The calls of these swans touches something deep inside of me that makes me feel even more connected to them and to all of nature.<\/p>\n

\"AdultAdult Tundra Swan in an azure sky \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/5000, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

When I was up at Bear River MBR a few days ago I didn’t see or hear any swans. On that date there was very little open water because of we’d had more than a week of very cold weather. The overnight low temps were in the single digits and a few were below 0\u00b0F.<\/p>\n

After a few warmer nights and days I had hoped to head to the refuge today to find open water and swans.<\/p>\n

I’m going to have to wait to see and hear these large, beautiful white birds resting on the marsh and taking to the air. It is a good thing that I am a patient woman.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a><\/span> to see more of my Tundra Swan photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I had hoped that this morning would be sunny so I could head to Bear River MBR to see, listen to, and photograph Tundra Swans on the marshes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":110081,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[124,27,1148,158,26],"tags":[4004,13663,4431,4052,4122,4067,4094,4018,4628,3122,2117,2994,2063,4095,373,4193],"class_list":["post-110083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bear-river-migratory-bird-refuge","category-avian","category-box-elder-county-utah","category-tundra-swans","category-utah","tag-adult","tag-azure","tag-cygnus-columbianus","tag-flight","tag-flying","tag-immature","tag-marsh","tag-sky","tag-swan","tag-swans","tag-tundra-swan","tag-tundra-swans","tag-waterfowl","tag-wetlands","tag-winter","tag-young"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t