The Black-necked Swan is a difficult bird to photograph for a few reasons. First, you want to show detail in both the black and the white, so getting the correct lighting and exposure settings is critical. Secondly, swans have long necks, so getting the head/eye in focus is tricky. Lastly, they are not too common. Luckily the Montevideo Zoo has two, but I was unable to get the picture I wanted.
Africa (entire continent rather than south of Sahara)
AN
Antarctica
AO
Atlantic Ocean
AU
Australasia (Wallacea (Indonesian islands east of Wallace's line), New Guinea and its islands, Australia, New Zealand and its subantarctic islands, the Solomons, New Caledonia, and Vanuatu)
PAL
Eurasia (Europe, Asia from the Middle East through central Asia north of the Himalayas, Siberia and northern China to Japan)
IO
Indian Ocean
LA
Latin America (Middle and South America)
MA
Middle America (Mexico through Panama)
NA
North America (includes the Caribbean)
NO
Northern oceans
OR
Oriental Region (South Asia from Pakistan to Taiwan, plus Southeast Asia, the Philippines, and Greater Sundas)
