PICTURES: 'Swanning around' in picturesque Shannon side village in west Offaly

"Swanning around!"

Our top picture – taken by talented amateur photographer and regular Tribune contributor, Marty Guinan - shows a pair of swans feeding on the Shannon callows in Shannon Harbour.

Marty's second photograph is appropriately entitled "The Waiting Game!"

A motionless grey heron on the bank of the Grand Canal Greenway at Shannon Harbour waiting patiently to catch breakfast.

The heron is widely regarded as one of nature's most accomplished birds at catching fish.

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