@cheriecreationstruck Beautiful shot of a beautiful bird…doubtlessly taken with a high-end telephoto lens.
@Beltliner403 Thanks. Not high-end, but good enough to help us capture some closeups like this.
@cheriecreationstruck Is it injured? (the red patch on its head)
@amenonsen Not injured. Just marsh water residue from dunking its head to feed.

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Great photo! I surely hope you weren't as close as it appears. It's such a beautiful swan, so beautiful that I'm trying to hold back my childhood flashbacks of the, I'll say, "bold," swans who approached me (i.e. charged!). Amazing fearlessness they possess.

@forestfern Far enough away to be safe. 😉