Black Swans at Napa California
by Brian Tada
Title
Black Swans at Napa California
Artist
Brian Tada
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
Description
A pair of black swans (Cygnus atratus) glide gracefully on a pond near Napa, California. I saw these beauties when I stopped at a place to ask for directions to detour around a massive traffic backup.
This distinctive waterbird is native to the wetlands of Australia, spreading to New Zealand, and has been introduced to many parts of the world as an ornamental bird beginning in the 1800s. Its worldwide population is currently estimated at 500,000 individuals.
These large waterfowl measure up to 4.5 feet (1.4 meters) in length and have a stunning wingspan of up to 6.5 feet (2 meters), showing their striking black and white feathers when in flight. The graceful neck of the black swan is considered the longest of any swan.
This is my first time seeing these majestic creatures up close. They are truly a marvelous sight to behold. I am grateful to God for directing me to this place.... If it weren't for the massive traffic jam, I would have missed out. Truly, the Lord works things out for our good, when we see the "beauty" in every situation.
"Look at the birds of the air. They do not sow or reap or gather into barns; yet your Father in heaven feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?" Matthew 6:26, Tree of Life Bible
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Giving glory to God this image won the following contest award on Fine Art America ::
2nd Place in the "Any Two" contest among 1,749 entries, 08.10.2017. Thank-you to Anna Elia for hosting the contest and to all who voted. God bless you!
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Grateful to God and thankful to the administrators for featuring this image on the home pages of the Fine Art America groups::
* POETIC POULTRY, 10.31.15
* A BIRDING GROUP - WINGS, 11.18.15
* DUCKS GEESE AND SWANS ONLY, 02.26.22
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Scripture taken from the Holy Scriptures, Tree of Life Version. Copyright © 2011, 2012, 2013 by the Messianic Jewish Family Bible Society. Used by permission of the Messianic Jewish Family Bible Society. "TLV" and "Tree of Life Version" and "Tree of Life Holy Scriptures" are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark office by the Messianic Jewish Family Bible Society.
Photo copyright © 2014 Brian Tada. To the glory of God. All rights reserved. Downloading, photographing, distributing, copying or duplicating this image is prohibited, without the express written permission of the photographer.
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Comments (57)
Mary Deal
Fabulous capture of these family loving birds. They are so graceful and hold a special place in my heart.
Shoal Hollingsworth
Wonderful work. Thank you for submitting your image to the Ducks, Geese and Swans Only Group where the image is now featured on the home page. Feel free to post this in the Featured archive in the group discussion page section L/F
Brian Tada replied:
Shoal, thank you so much for the honor of a feature in your amazing group. Greatly appreciate your leadership and all you do as group host extraordinaire. God bless you!
Sandi OReilly
Amazing capture, Brian F/L/FB
Brian Tada replied:
Sandi, thank you so much for your lovely words, fave, like and Facebook promo of this image of God's beautiful creation, truly appreciated!
Hazel Holland
Love the close up capture and color contrasts of this outstanding image, Brian! Praying for your mother! Blessings! L/F
Brian Tada replied:
Hazel, thank you very much for your kind words on this image, and thank you so much for all your prayers for my precious Mother! I am so very sorry for my great delay responding, am just getting around to replying to everyone's comments including your beautiful words. As you already know, Mom has transitioned to heaven, though I miss her greatly. The fact she received Jesus into her heart gives me comfort I will see her again. Thank you for your continued prayers for me during this transition. God bless you.
Kristina Rinell
Excellent capture, Brian .... love the composition and colors! l/f/tw
Brian Tada replied:
Kristina, thank you so much for the honor of your kind words, like, fave and tweet!
Anna Elia
Contest ANY TWO: Congratulations on your second place !
Brian Tada replied:
Anna, thank you so much for hosting the contest! Truly an honor to participate with so many other outstanding entries. Appreciate your leadership and support of fellow artists. God bless you abundantly!
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