Swan ByMoonlight
by Kathy Bassett
Title
Swan ByMoonlight
Artist
Kathy Bassett
Medium
Photograph - Photography - Digital Fine Art
Description
Peace for the season of silent winter moon and silent migration. Ready for the deep peace of winter and the possibility of renewal through silent sacred darkness, awakening to the light in time.
Thank you for enhancing my photograph of the swan with your lovely background textures courtesy of Lena-Bem Anna of flickr. http://www.flickr.com/photos/4239605. I enjoy blending the elements of a photograph into an artful view.
Found on the journey, swans are the most incredible creatures to get next to! Some elements of journey for this magnificent creature show in its grace and size.. ...In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the Trumpeter Swan was hunted heavily, both as game and a source of feathers. These birds once bred in North America from northwestern Indiana west to Oregon in the U.S., and in Canada from James Bay to the Yukon, and they migrated as far south as Texas and southern California. The trumpeter was rare or extinct in most of the United States by the early twentieth century. Many thousands survived in the core range in Canada and Alaska, however, where populations have since rebounded. Early efforts to reintroduce this bird into other parts of its original range, and to introduce it elsewhere, have had only modest success, as suitable habitats have dwindled and the released birds do not undertake migrations. More recently, the population in all three major population regions have shown sustained growth over the past thirty-year period. Data from the US Fish and Wildlife Service show 400% growth in that period, with signs of increasing growth rates over time.One impediment to the growth of the Trumpeter Swan population around the Great Lakes is the presence of a growing non-migratory Mute Swan population who compete for habitat.The Toronto Zoo started a conservation project in 1982, using eggs collected in the wild. Live birds have also been taken from the wild. Since then, more than 180 have been released in Ontario. Despite lead poisoning in the wild from shotgun pellets, the prospects for restoration are considered good.
The Trumpeter Swan is listed as threatened in the state of Minnesota.
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May 21st, 2017
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Comments (21)
Gary F Richards
Outstanding Swan by Moonlight composition, lighting, shading, color and artwork! F/L voted
Gary F Richards
Congratulations on your Top Finish in the contest… KTBUZZZ-2022 ART GAME SERIES- CHESS- MUST READ! Fl
Lori Pittenger
Congratulations Kathy, your outstanding artwork has been featured on the leading page of “Impressionism” group! Feel free to add it to the featured art archive and the catalogs in the group’s discussions. Excellent work! Lori
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations, your excellent work has been featured on the Home Page of the Book Covers Group. If you add your image to the features discussion, you will have a permanent record of your feature, which is a great place for possible buyers to look for book cover images. Discussion Link: https://fineartamerica.com/groups/book-covers-1-per-day.html?showmessage=true&messageid=3387708 Liked/Favorite