Canadian Geographic Photo Club - The Sentinel
  

The Sentinel

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by AnneSpiers from Prince George CA on 30 Mar 2025
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I've been watching the migrating Trumpeter Swans and have noted that there seems to be a sentinel in each group. While others groom or sleep, one of the flock appears to stay alert on the lookout for danger. It may be my imagination but I wonder if my observation is correct....

  • Camera: NIKON D500
  • Focal: 360 mm
  • Shutter speed: 0.001 sec
  • Aperture: f/ 5.6
tagged: swan swans migration nature spring sentinel flock ice lake animal bird bear mammal wildlife beak ducks tundra_swan water_bird

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