‘Stay calm’ was all I could think of when I saw this young boy bend over and pet one of the Mute Swans at the Esquimalt Lagoon….fortunately the mother, the boy and both the swans all stayed calm. I was too far away to be of help, so I quickly grabbed the camera to take this shot and started to breathe normally again when the boy moved away unharmed. While these birds are residents in the lagoon they are not tame and unfortunately visitors are often unaware of the potential dangers….today they were lucky.

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