{"id":99817,"date":"2022-02-11T05:05:39","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T12:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=99817"},"modified":"2023-02-25T04:22:20","modified_gmt":"2023-02-25T11:22:20","slug":"february-tundra-swan-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2022\/02\/11\/february-tundra-swan-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"February Tundra Swan Photos Plus Some Very Early Sandhill Cranes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AdultAdult Tundra Swan walking away \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/4000, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Late last month I mentioned that I hadn’t yet gotten the Tundra Swan photos<\/span><\/a> that I wanted to take. Yesterday at Bear River MBR<\/span><\/a> I was delighted to remedy that situation. I came across four resting Tundra Swans on the snow covered ice close enough to the auto tour route to take frame filling images of them.<\/p>\n

\"TundraTundra Swan on a bright February morning \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/4000, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

The snow white feathers of the Tundra Swans looked stunning in the bright, clear morning light.<\/p>\n

\"TundraTundra Swan stink eye \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/2500, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

The four swans I photographed did not call while I had them in my viewfinder. I could hear other swans calling from a long way off as they made their way to their feeding grounds for the day.<\/p>\n

\"TundraTundra Swan adult on an icy marsh \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/2500, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I was delighted to take frame filling images of these large, white swans now because they will be on the wing soon to their breeding grounds in the far north.<\/p>\n

\"PairPair of Tundra Swans walking away \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/2500, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Regretfully my appearance in my Jeep did make the Tundra Swans a bit nervous. Instead of taking flight they walked away from the road and out onto the ice.<\/p>\n

\"PairPair of Tundra Swans resting on snow covered ice \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/2500, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

The swans didn’t walk far before they plopped their large bodies down onto the ice to rest some more.<\/p>\n

\"AdultAdult Tundra Swan resting on snow covered ice \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/2500, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I was relieved that some of the swans felt relaxed enough to rest some more despite my intrusion into their morning.<\/p>\n

\"WaryWary adult Tundra Swan on ice \u2013 Nikon D500, f8, 1\/2000, ISO 400, +0.3. EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

One of the Tundra Swans was still wary of me though and stood on the ice watching as I took photos. I can’t say that I blame the swans for being nervous about me and my vehicle.<\/p>\n

\"AlertAlert Tundra Swan pair \u2013 Nikon D500, f8, 1\/2000, ISO 400, +0.3. EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I took over 500 photos of these four Tundra Swans yesterday and if I don’t take any more swan photos this winter I am more than satisfied. The time I spent with the swans in my viewfinder was very relaxing.<\/p>\n

\"FebruaryFebruary Sandhill Cranes in the marsh at Bear River MBR \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1250, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Before I found the Tundra Swans I was surprised and delighted to find a pair of very early Sandhill Cranes standing on the auto tour loop road. Usually I don’t see these cranes until early March but there they were in plain sight. As the cranes lifted off from the road they called and I relished hearing them. I do hope the cranes won’t nest too early. We can still get some nasty, frigid weather between now and spring.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

Late last month I mentioned that I hadn’t yet gotten the Tundra Swan photos that I wanted to take. Yesterday at Bear River MBR I was delighted to remedy that situation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":99786,"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":[124,27,1148,450,158,26],"tags":[4004,4540,4259,3823,3132,4431,9393,4064,4094,4156,2326,4518,4050,4093,5670,4628,3122,2117,4236,6344,2063,4095,373],"class_list":["post-99817","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-sandhill-cranes","category-tundra-swans","category-utah","tag-adult","tag-alert","tag-antigone-canadensis","tag-crane","tag-cranes","tag-cygnus-columbianus","tag-early","tag-ice","tag-marsh","tag-resting","tag-road","tag-sandhill-crane","tag-snow","tag-snow-covered","tag-stink-eye","tag-swan","tag-swans","tag-tundra-swan","tag-walking","tag-wary","tag-waterfowl","tag-wetlands","tag-winter"],"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