Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Word of the Day Challenge: Pleasing
CFFC: Candid
Tag: wildlife
Wordless Wednesday: Pond Swans
It is the first time we have seen two pond cygnets this year and they are looking well, albeit less muscular than the seven river cygnets.
It is lovely to meet them as last year we did not see any cygnets on the pond.
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
CMMC: September Color – Dark Greens
Silent Sunday: On a Bend in the River
The seven cygnets nesting on our river are ten weeks old today and the first white feathers are beginning to show.
You can see them at one week old in our earlier post Welcome to the World.
Wishing you all a blessed Sunday and a peaceful week ahead,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge: The Bend
Silent Sunday: Welcome to the World
It was a true delight to see our local swans with seven one-week old cygnets on the river yesterday.
Wishing you all a blessed Sunday and a peaceful week ahead,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Settings: f/5 – 1/320 s – ISO 200, f/5.6 – 1/800 s – ISO 200 and f/5.6 – 1/640 s – ISO 200.
We are deeply honoured and delighted that the second photograph above has been included in the Nairn River Swans & Waterfowl Trust’s 2022 Calendar. A warm-hearted thank you to Joe Telfer for all his work and to Iona Gibson for putting this beautiful calendar together.
Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge: Favourites
Wordless Wednesday: Basking Beauty
We were treated to a rare visit by basking sharks yesterday who came to feed on the plankton in the Moray Firth before starting their long migration to warmer climes.
They were swimming and feeding close to paddle boarders, kayaks and sailing boats and the people aboard featured in many of my photographs as a result.
If you recognise yourself in the image above or the slideshow below please get in touch through the contact form and I’ll be happy to send you a copy of the photograph.
We were watching from the shore and it was lovely to see these gentle giants.
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS.
Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere #45
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Zephyr
Haiku: A Small Fish
disappearing
in the heron’s mouth
a small fish
© Xenia Tran
It is a treat to see how patient herons are when using these trusted old methods to catch a new meal every day.
At the same I felt for the small fish and said a few prayers for him and his family.
Wishing you all a blessed Sunday and a peaceful week ahead,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/3.2 – 1/2000 s – ISO 100.
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #99: Old and New
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: For Our Good
Silent Sunday: When Ducks Smile
These mallard ducks seemed to enjoy themselves, splashing in the tidal flows of the river.
Wishing you all a very happy Sunday,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/6.5 – 1/200 s – ISO 200 and f/6.3 – 1/200 s – ISO 200.
Tanka: Mountain Frog
side by side
letting each other be
the frog and I
his eyes a lake of gold
high up in the mountains
© Xenia Tran
Wishing you all a wonderful Tuesday,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8 – 1/125 s – ISO 100 and f/2.8 – 1/320 s – ISO 100.
Sunday Stills: Close Up
Rag Tag Daily Prompt: Spacious
Silent Sunday: A Break by the Pond
Wishing you all a blessed Sunday,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/5.6 – 1/400 s – ISO 200, f/5.6 – 1/250 s – ISO 160 and f/6.5 – 1/320 s – ISO 200.
Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #57: Taking a Break
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