Yesterday light injured for taking a photo...

TheVoice · 6 Apr 2012 at 10:04

Skidder said:
start with ducks and work your way up

Hahahahaha.

Disco Boy · 6 Apr 2012 at 10:14

robj20 said:
If he is a pro he should know to give swans or any other pregnant bird/animal a bit of space and not get too close.

If he's at least semi pro at life he should know this...

Anyway. We need pics of the injury.

Van Hellseek · 6 Apr 2012 at 10:25

Isn't there a photography forum for this sort of thing?

Congrats on your swan pic though. :confused:

vicisthebest · 6 Apr 2012 at 10:37

How can you tell a swan is pregnant?

Skidder · 6 Apr 2012 at 10:47

vicisthebest said:
How can you tell a swan is pregnant?

moody, irritable and moaning?

Cosimo · 6 Apr 2012 at 10:53

vicisthebest said:
How can you tell a swan is pregnant?

She bites.......

yhack · 6 Apr 2012 at 10:57

I would expect photographing swans to go swimmingly.

cumulus1978 · 6 Apr 2012 at 11:00

Neil79 · 6 Apr 2012 at 11:03

You got bit by a swan? haha, but seriously looking at that pic you were almost kissing it!. No wonder it attacked you it must've seen the ugliest sight first thing in the morning

Cosimo · 6 Apr 2012 at 11:11

yhack said:
I would expect photographing swans to go swimmingly.

It does when you're not on top of them:

Neil79 · 6 Apr 2012 at 11:12

cumulus1978

admit it, you were making love to the swan

AHarvey · 6 Apr 2012 at 11:17

cumulus1978 said:
Yes I am photographer, I ve been several times close to a swan

As a photographer you should be taking photo's of wildlife without interfering with them or disturbing them.

It's people that do that get areas cordoned off from the public and ruin it for other togs.

If you can't take it without disturbing them, then don't!

Van Hellseek said:
Isn't there a photography forum for this sort of thing?

I pointed this out on his last photography post in GD but it seems the rules don't apply to everyone.

cumulus1978 · 6 Apr 2012 at 11:21

AHarvey said:
As a photographer you should be taking photo's of wildlife without interfering with them or disturbing them.

It's people that do that get areas cordoned off from the public and ruin it for other togs.

If you can't take it without disturbing them, then don't!

I pointed this out on his last photography post in GD but it seems the rules don't apply to everyone.

I normally don't shoot too much animals but some people told me about this swan that is on the little beach for several weeks....How you can see he was partially sleeping.

quickshot89 · 6 Apr 2012 at 11:25

I thought birds laid an egg therefore cant get pregnant? :confused:

yhack · 6 Apr 2012 at 11:29

quickshot89 said:
I thought birds laid an egg therefore cant get pregnant?

I think swans reproduce like bacteria.

cumulus1978 · 6 Apr 2012 at 11:35

yhack said:
I think swans reproduce like bacteria.

swans they have eggs, they are down of him. I thin 4 to 8 eggs for 1 months.

Naffa · 6 Apr 2012 at 11:42

cumulus1978 said:
swans they have eggs, they are down of him. I thin 4 to 8 eggs for 1 months.

That's not actually true, their reproduction is much closer to that of tapeworms. They sort of split in half, and become two swans. It's kind of hard to explain over the internet.

cumulus1978 · 6 Apr 2012 at 11:46

Naffa said:
That's not actually true, their reproduction is much closer to that of tapeworms. They sort of split in half, and become two swans. It's kind of hard to explain over the internet.

Possible but always have seen eggs

arctine · 6 Apr 2012 at 11:51

cumulus1978 said:
Possible but always have seen eggs

Lol.

chaparral · 6 Apr 2012 at 11:55

cumulus1978 said:
probably too near and suddenly she moved in my direction and with the beak she took me a little bit the arm.