Comment from liseworks
What an awesome long neck on this bird, lol,,love the background colours here of your water,,the bird has a story here to tell, great placement of the subject,,eye pleasing and a little bit of humour makes for a good photo

 Comment Written 25-Aug-2016

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reply by the author on 25-Aug-2016

thanks a lot lise; don't miss the one I'll post tomorrow

Comment from MKFlood
cute title. the clarity is great. the angle of the shot of the bird goodnecking (evil grin) down to the ground is great. the capture of the light is great. the image is balance and eye appealing to the viewer. good eye and great job overall

 Comment Written 25-Aug-2016

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reply by the author on 25-Aug-2016

thanks so much

Comment from DCPhotos
Curious if there is photoshop use on this photograph. Its unbelievable. Is this a deformity? Does this species of birds really have the ability to stretch their necks this far.. the view is left to wonder. Nice shot and very clear.

 Comment Written 24-Aug-2016

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reply by the author on 25-Aug-2016

sooc as usual, exept cropping; very unusual wiyh swans;
thanks so much

Comment from T.davisartsandcrafts
Look at the neck on this bird! It's half its size. It's got a beautiful red beak. Nice multi colored water background. Great job. Thanks for sharing

 Comment Written 24-Aug-2016

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reply by the author on 24-Aug-2016

thanks so much again for your kind comments

Comment from photoman12
You captured a view that I never seen before. yes, it does look like a snake. Is he just resting. Or, is he ready to ambush dinner?

 Comment Written 24-Aug-2016

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reply by the author on 24-Aug-2016

thanks so much; he is just picking a long dry grass for the nest

Comment from eileen0204
Wow Fred! I've NEVER seen a swan of any kind extend their neck this way. Do you know what he/she was doing?

Wonderful clear depiction of an exaggerated reach ;)

thanks for posting and making me think I may have to go and find something like this now :)

 Comment Written 23-Aug-2016

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reply by the author on 23-Aug-2016

thanks a lot Eileen;
he is picking some dry grass for consolidating the nest; his mate is incubating three eggs

Comment from Susan F. M. T.
Fred,
A beautiful picture of the antipodean Black Swan head down ready to hiss at you asking you to keep your distance. The soft light filtering down on its glossy black plumage & making it gleam & with your superb camera techniques & sharp focus we could given time count its feathers .
Susan

 Comment Written 23-Aug-2016

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reply by the author on 23-Aug-2016

merci bcp;
I was far away
he was just picking some dry gras for the nest of his mate; there are 3 eggs;

Comment from michiganmike
It looks to me like these black swans have much longer necks than their white counterparts. This is a truly extraordinary neck. Very fine detail in the plumage and fine colors.

 Comment Written 23-Aug-2016

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reply by the author on 23-Aug-2016

thanks a lot mike

Comment from GaliaG
wow, is it normal for a swan to do such a thing?

excellent capture of the moment, good focus, good light handling and composition

thanks for sharing

 Comment Written 23-Aug-2016

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reply by the author on 23-Aug-2016

first time I see it
toda raba

Comment from Imaginos
A snake bird, indeed. I wonder what makes him do that? It's an interesting shot. Amazing what a good photographer can capture.

 Comment Written 23-Aug-2016

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reply by the author on 23-Aug-2016

thanks a lot