Black Swan

In the sweltering heat the black swan rests gracefully on a patch of wild mint. The black swan has the longest neck of all swan species.
There's a pair of them on the Australian walkabout in the wildlife safari. I wanted to take pictures of them swimming on the pond but they were out of reach for a good shot for me. Their area was closed to the public because another bird species were nesting in the compound. It was lucky that this black swan left the pond and walked a little closer giving me a chance to take this photo!

Nikon P1000

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