This post goes for 'Show me your photo (of a bird)' contest, round #93. Week's topic was 'Birds in black & white'.
A pair of swans I met last summer in the park. Maybe The most beautiful among black and white birdies... what will you think?
Two shots below I made last spring; noticed a pack of seagulls checking the soil (probably for foraging purposes) and a crow that was overseeing the seaguls. None of them let me approach closer, so here is what I've got, having a 150mm tele at my hands.
Cropped close-up.
Coot duck is decorated purely with black, white and grey elements... but I am not sure it looks better in b-w mode. (Cause it has a teal terminator-esque red eyes.... which add a lot to the visuals!)
Let me finish with this one. And -- next time!
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