The Friday Photo: Black Swan, Gold Carp

Black swan surfing on gold, white and orange koi carp -- Panda Sanctuary, Chengdu.
At the panda sanctuary in Chengdu, the city where we spent Halloween, the lake is full of koi carp. Scatter food on the surface of the water and they come flooding into shore, finning one over the other in quest of tidbits. This black swan rode above them like a crowd-surfer at a student gig.

6 Responses

  1. yols says:

    Nice shot! Love the contrast between the black and gold.

    Wonder if the fish ever think of the swan as food. Hehe

    • Theodora says:

      They’re certainly big enough… It’s insane, though, the way they just clamber over each other, almost walking on their fins.

  2. Michael says:

    Very nice colour contrasts.