Dorset Photography : Abbotsbury Swannery
16th May 2011
Dorset Photography
Abbotsbury Swannery
The first trip this year down to the Swannery in Abbotsbury as the Cygnets have started hatching. About 6 nesting birds have hatched their young so far with a lot more about to pop their heads out of their egg-shells.
The group down at Abbotsbury tourism seem to think the locals and visitors are un-educated as all their signs in the local area state "Baby Swans". They obviously think we don't know what a Cygnet is!
It was a chance to play with the newly acquired 2x converter, which inconjunction with my 300mm Sigma zoom lens allowed me to get up close and personal with the Cygnets from a safe distance from Mum & Dad. For the techies out there, my Nikon D90 uses a crop sensor, so the effective focal length is 300 x 2 x 1.5 = 900mm, which in real terms meant I was about 10-12ft away and still filled the frame with these little cute, furry, cygnets.
Anyway, time for a few cute shots.
Its a great afternoon out and the group down there do a wonderful job of looking after the nesting birds, so if you get the chance, get down there and see them for yourselves.
Abbotsbury Swannery
The first trip this year down to the Swannery in Abbotsbury as the Cygnets have started hatching. About 6 nesting birds have hatched their young so far with a lot more about to pop their heads out of their egg-shells.
The group down at Abbotsbury tourism seem to think the locals and visitors are un-educated as all their signs in the local area state "Baby Swans". They obviously think we don't know what a Cygnet is!
It was a chance to play with the newly acquired 2x converter, which inconjunction with my 300mm Sigma zoom lens allowed me to get up close and personal with the Cygnets from a safe distance from Mum & Dad. For the techies out there, my Nikon D90 uses a crop sensor, so the effective focal length is 300 x 2 x 1.5 = 900mm, which in real terms meant I was about 10-12ft away and still filled the frame with these little cute, furry, cygnets.
Anyway, time for a few cute shots.
Its a great afternoon out and the group down there do a wonderful job of looking after the nesting birds, so if you get the chance, get down there and see them for yourselves.