A mute swan (Cygnus olor) in the middle of a noisy lift-off at Østensjøvannet, Oslo.

When processing this photo, I discovered that a nesting great crested grebe can be seen by the water's edge in the background, to the left in the photo. A nice surprise. :-)

Nikon D7000 + Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6
Processed in UFRaw/Gimp