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The swans of Stratford

Every year the City of Stratford has its swan parade. This is when the swans move from their winter house down to the Avon River. I was unfortunately not in Stratford when the parade happened. To make up for this and because I have a week off before I start my summer job. I decided to come home before I start work. During this week which as only just started, I was able to take some pictures of the swans. The swans that live on the Avon River and mute swans. The first picture is of a swan flapping its wings. The city clips the swan's wings so that they are unable to fly away but that doesn't stop them from trying. The second picture is of the same swan as before but just cleaning itself. You are able to see a slight reflection of the swan in the water. The third and final picture is a portrait of a swan. I like this one because its possible to see the beads of water sitting into of the swans head.  This summer I hope to take a lot of good ...

Trent and a Chickadee

Exam season is upon me and that results in not wanting to study and me picking up my camera again, dusting it off, filling up the birdfeeder to try to get some shots. That is exactly what happened this weekend. I was sitting at home not wanting to study, I looked around my room and saw my camera and decided I wanted a picture to post. I started off taking some pictures of my houseplants and then tried dropping a berry in a glass of water but that did not work out well so I settled on the birdfeeder.  There are not as many birds in the neighboorhood I live in currently, in Peterborough as compared to Stratford but I think that is a result of the amount and type of trees around. The kinds of birds I do see are chickadees and they are not shy at all compared to the ones in Stratford. I waited outside for a couple minutes and one came and started to eat. This allowed me to take a couple photos. The bird then flew off. This process was repeated for about ten minutes until t...