"The Swan-ness of a Swan - it just is"

Hours spent quietly sitting with my binoculars and a telescope, with my dog for company, at an isolated spot on Leschenault Estuary waiting for rare glimpses of migrating Arctic Circle shorebirds in the whispering reed beds.   This particular afternoon, Black Swans, native to Australia, were idling, scarcely moving, only their long necks arching.   I took a series of photographs to catch the poetry and the light, and the magic I can't quite explain.   "The Swan-ness of a Swan - it just is"
​A finalist for the coming 2020 show.  19th Feb- 18th April. , Bunbury Regional Art Galleries.