A few swan shots. [Archive]

Fotografer

27th November 2010, 06:01 PM

Up here in the the Great White North, (Minnesota) there's a town called Monticello.
In this town, there's a woman who has done quite a bit to help out the Trumpeter Swan population. 
From Dec to March, she helps feed the 1000 - 1200 swans that stay the winter.
When she started doing this 21 years ago, there were about 20 pairs.
 
There is a power plant upstream from her (Sheila's) house, and when the temps dip below zero F, steam rises up from the river making for some very dramatic scenes.
 
Here are a few shots from Monitcello, Mn. over the last couple of years.
 
<img src="http://davev.smugmug.com/photos/452708217_y348j-O.jpg" border="0" alt="" />
 
<img src="http://davev.smugmug.com/photos/245356320_FWEgi-O.jpg" border="0" alt="" />
 
<img src="http://davev.smugmug.com/photos/245356300_QgRn7-O.jpg" border="0" alt="" />
 
<img src="http://davev.smugmug.com/photos/245058029_GmBtT-O.jpg" border="0" alt="" />
 
<img src="http://davev.smugmug.com/photos/245058013_JSLNo-O.jpg" border="0" alt="" />
 
an old shot from the pbase account
<img src="http://k43.pbase.com/o4/46/214546/1/55124205.IMG_2060sunrise.jpg" border="0" alt="" />
 
Sheila with some of the kids.
<img src="http://davev.smugmug.com/photos/245058062_F6uU3-O.jpg" border="0" alt="" />
 
Thanks for looking.
&n