Magee’s “Big Birds”

Today’s post comes from my recent photo trip to Magee Marsh, in northern Ohio, along Lake Erie. Magee Marsh is noted as a stopover for migrating warblers heading north, into Canada. But more than warblers visit this fabulous location!

The second bird I saw at the Marsh, even before entering the boardwalk, was a pair of Trumpeter Swans. Both swans were “stained” with a rust color, much like the coloration of immature, first summer swans. Here are a few of my favorite captures:

Trumpeter Swans

Trumpeter Swan

Trumpeter Swan

Trumpeter Swans

Coming up … features of the many species of Warblers that I photographed along Magee’s boardwalk.

Photographic Equipment Used:

  • Canon 7D Mark 2 body
  • Canon 100-400mm, f/4.5-5.6 IS lens, shot from 210mm to 400mm
  • Handheld, with IS “On”
  • ISO 800 (top 3 images) and ISO 1000 (bottom image)
  • Aperture f/5.6 (top 3 images) and Aperture f/32 (bottom image)
  • Shutter 1/125 sec. thru 1/1600 sec.

 

 

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