"A swan? Me a swan? Ah, go on!"

"The Ugly Duckling" (Danish: Den grimme ælling) is a literary fairy tale by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen (1805 – 1875), since adopted for various media.

[Ness Santvoort]

Lovely shot Hazel, I really like the colour on his beak and that lovely graceful neck

[Andrea]

So graceful

[Linda]

Pretty shot. Nice detail, love the contrast of the bill and the grasses hanging out :)

[Chris]

They are stunning creatures.

[🐓 Patricia Fletcher]

Lovely - and I can just hear Danny Kaye!! :)

[Lee Shirley]

like you shot Hazel

[Claire]

Her beak is a little ugly ducking, she needs to clean her teeth;0)

[Ivan]

Lovely shot, Hazel - good old Danny Kaye!

[Darren Juden]

Great shot Hazel :)

[Beryl Lloyd]

Lovely shot Hazel -- love the dangling of weed from his beak !

[Pat Knowles]

And another song Hazel...what are you doing to us!!

[Pyrrhula]

A second wonderful capture of this beautiful swan, Fav.
in Dutch ; het lelijke eendje

[Gerry]

fav Hazel another lovely Swan photo

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Excellent capture, Hazel.

[Sheila G]

What a great swan shot, Fav

[Susan]

Superb capture... beautiful!

[Darlene]

Beautiful shot. I forgot about The Ugly Duckling. Now I have that song in my head. I just posted a photo that someone commented on as she is not a pretty duck but she is sweet and life is what is in the inside and not on the outside.

[Mary Downing Hahn]

Beautiful capture of a graceful bird

[Paula W]

Such graceful creatures. I love the bit of weed in his mouth!

[Jacqui Paterson]

Lovely shot. Well captured.