single file by jantan

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another trip to Stratford this afternoon to pick my son up because he was staying late at school. Got there a bit early to try to get a long shutter speed shot of a fountain in answer to my get-pushed challenge for this week - complete fail, as they kept coming out massively over-exposed (think the limitations of my bridge camera with its min apperture of f8 are beginning to show!)

While I was walking along the bank of the River Avon I noticed a long line of swans walking from the other side of the recreation ground towards the river so rushed to where they were getting in. I assumed that they would detour when they saw me, but these were swans on a mission!

This shot shows the last half of the line they walked the whole way across the park from where you can see the cars parked in the distance. They stayed in single file the whole way and took turns to jump in the river...... who knows why.....
How cute is that.
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October 3rd, 2012  
great find!!! quite funny!!!
October 3rd, 2012  
I've heard of getting your ducks in a row... :) Great shot!
October 3rd, 2012  
haha, great shot!!
October 3rd, 2012  
I did not know that swans did things like that (walking, especially over distance, in all in a row!) Do you live in Cotswold Wildlife Park??
October 3rd, 2012  
oh my god this is so cute!
October 3rd, 2012  
fab, love their shadows
October 3rd, 2012  
LOL, this is great, I have never seen swans do this. A little too much HDR for my taste though I'd love to see an unedited version.
October 4th, 2012  
So why did the swans cross the road?
October 4th, 2012  
Great shot.
October 4th, 2012  
@michellegaynor to be honest Michelle, I think it's a bit OTT HDR-wise too. I think I was trying to cover up the fact although I like the subject matter of the photo, it isn't particularly well taken!
October 4th, 2012  
@shweetheart I took this in Stratford upon Avon where my eldest son goes to school. I don't live in a wildlife park, tho sometimes it feels like I do!
October 4th, 2012  
So excellent - look at that perfect line.
October 4th, 2012  
Great shot. Good work getting these guys on the move.
October 4th, 2012  
the cutest queue ever!
October 4th, 2012  
Great capture. Love the shadows!
October 5th, 2012  
oh my gosh thats so funny. cool capture of their shadows
October 11th, 2012  
Love this shot. Those swans are certainly on a mission; look at their necks all crooked in the same position. Very nicely captured.
November 7th, 2012  
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