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		<title>Avian Art Goes Swan</title>
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It&#8217;s not very hard to obtain decent bird photos of duck, goose and swan families this time of year.  Whatever attitude you may hold about introduced species and the roles they play, Mute Swans are easy on the eyes, truly avian art in the most basic sense.
You know I have a schtick about getting close [...]


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<p><strong>It&#8217;s not very hard to obtain decent bird photos </strong>of duck, goose and swan families this time of year.  Whatever attitude you may hold about introduced species and the roles they play, Mute Swans are easy on the eyes, truly avian art in the most basic sense.</p>
<p>You know I have a schtick about getting close to my avian art subjects, so here is another set:</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-1149" title="chlmrk-hawk-chicks-062909-280c" src="http://ottgallerymv.com/lannymcdowellavianart/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/chlmrk-hawk-chicks-062909-280c-520x600.jpg" alt="chlmrk-hawk-chicks-062909-280c" width="520" height="600" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-1148" title="chlmrk-hawk-chicks-062909-279c-sm" src="http://ottgallerymv.com/lannymcdowellavianart/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/chlmrk-hawk-chicks-062909-279c-sm-600x463.jpg" alt="chlmrk-hawk-chicks-062909-279c-sm" width="600" height="463" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-1150" title="chlmrk-hawk-chicks-062909-284c-sm" src="http://ottgallerymv.com/lannymcdowellavianart/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/chlmrk-hawk-chicks-062909-284c-sm-600x400.jpg" alt="chlmrk-hawk-chicks-062909-284c-sm" width="600" height="400" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-1143" title="chlmrk-hawk-chicks-062909-237c-sm" src="http://ottgallerymv.com/lannymcdowellavianart/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/chlmrk-hawk-chicks-062909-237c-sm-600x244.jpg" alt="chlmrk-hawk-chicks-062909-237c-sm" width="600" height="244" /></p>
<p>There is nothing wrong with this little guy&#8217;s leg.  It&#8217;s just one of their postures, young and adult alike.  They often seem to be doing exactly the same behavior or pose at the same time:</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-1155" title="lag-coops062709-371c-sm" src="http://ottgallerymv.com/lannymcdowellavianart/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/lag-coops062709-371c-sm-600x418.jpg" alt="lag-coops062709-371c-sm" width="600" height="418" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-1156" title="lag-coops062709-238cl-sm" src="http://ottgallerymv.com/lannymcdowellavianart/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/lag-coops062709-238cl-sm-600x450.jpg" alt="lag-coops062709-238cl-sm" width="600" height="450" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-1157" title="lag-coops062709-309cl-sm" src="http://ottgallerymv.com/lannymcdowellavianart/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/lag-coops062709-309cl-sm-600x445.jpg" alt="lag-coops062709-309cl-sm" width="600" height="445" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-1147" title="chlmrk-hawk-chicks-062909-273c-sm" src="http://ottgallerymv.com/lannymcdowellavianart/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/chlmrk-hawk-chicks-062909-273c-sm-495x600.jpg" alt="chlmrk-hawk-chicks-062909-273c-sm" width="495" height="600" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-1145" title="chlmrk-hawk-chicks-062909-261c-sm" src="http://ottgallerymv.com/lannymcdowellavianart/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/chlmrk-hawk-chicks-062909-261c-sm-600x523.jpg" alt="chlmrk-hawk-chicks-062909-261c-sm" width="600" height="523" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-1146" title="chlmrk-hawk-chicks-062909-263cl-sm" src="http://ottgallerymv.com/lannymcdowellavianart/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/chlmrk-hawk-chicks-062909-263cl-sm-600x464.jpg" alt="chlmrk-hawk-chicks-062909-263cl-sm" width="600" height="464" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-1144" title="chlmrk-hawk-chicks-062909-259c-sm" src="http://ottgallerymv.com/lannymcdowellavianart/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/chlmrk-hawk-chicks-062909-259c-sm-600x555.jpg" alt="chlmrk-hawk-chicks-062909-259c-sm" width="600" height="555" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-1151" title="chlmrk-hawk-chicks-062909-296-lv-sm" src="http://ottgallerymv.com/lannymcdowellavianart/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/chlmrk-hawk-chicks-062909-296-lv-sm-600x400.jpg" alt="chlmrk-hawk-chicks-062909-296-lv-sm" width="600" height="400" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-1142" title="chlmrk-hawk-chicks-062909-300c-sm" src="http://ottgallerymv.com/lannymcdowellavianart/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/chlmrk-hawk-chicks-062909-300c-sm-600x397.jpg" alt="chlmrk-hawk-chicks-062909-300c-sm" width="600" height="397" /></p>
<p><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">These images and Avian Art fine art prints are available for purchase.</span> </em><a href="../../directions.php"><em><span style="color: #2361a1;">Contact me</span></em></a><em> or </em><a href="../../lanny_mcdowell_avian_art.html"><em><span style="color: #2361a1;">View my gallery</span></em></a><em>.</em></strong></p>
<h3>Birds are cool!  Lanny</h3>
<p><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">I have a list of folks who </span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">get an emailed notice from me</span> with a URL to click on when I have posted a new blog.  There are also times when I just send out photos to the list without bothering to blog about them or post them to a listserve.  Not on the list?  Want to be? </em><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Just contact me  saying you want to be on the list</span> </strong><em>or, better yet,  subscribe to Feedburner above, in the right side column for automatic blog feeds to your email.  Getting off the list is just as simple.</em></p>


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