Mute Swan Family
Schaumberg IL

Nikon D300, Tamron 75 - 300 mm lens,
f11, 1/2000 sec. (-2/3), 210 mm, ISO 800

These cygnets were just 2 weeks old and the parents were out escorting them on a very large pond. They looked like little fuzz balls. Later in the year when I returned only six were left, apparently 2 were victims of predators.