ML623301335
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- Age
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- Sex
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Observation details
The cygnets went to a mound of mud to preen. One of them struggled to get up the already crowded mound and was constantly slipping as it tried to jockey for some space. It finally made it up but then it must have slipped again as I heard a thud. It was obscured by the others who were all standing and preening. I could see its tail was hugging the ground. As it laid there, one of the siblings bit the weakened cygnet’s back and it cried aloud. Then a few minutes later, it toppled into the water with a thud and the parents flew up and raced over to it thinking there was a threat. It hissed at the remaining cygnets. The cygnet swam away with the parents following suit. It looked unwell as the neck was kinked and it dozed off. The parents eventually returned to their resting area while the lone juvenile rested in the water. 😢
Technical information
- Lens
- TAMRON 100-400mm F/4.5-6.3 Di VC USD A035
- Focal length
- 400 mm
- f-stop
- f/8.0
- Shutter speed
- 1/2000 sec
- Dimensions
- 4195 pixels x 2796 pixels
- Original file size
- 2.36 MB