#whooper swan

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Whooper swans By: Unknown photographer From: Wildlife Fact-File 1990s

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Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)

© Diego González Dopico

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Birds of Spring

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[michaelnordeman]

Whooper swan/sångsvan. Nötön-Åråsviken nature reserve in Värmland, Sweden (June 18, 2024).

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whooper swans (cygnus cygnus) having an argument with a mute swan (cygnus olor), ireland

[firstlawcedarprairie]

Whooper swan

[dansnaturepictures]

Trip to north west England to visit WWT Martin Mere for my birthday 7th-9th January 2025

The photos from this trip in this set are of; views at Southport beach near where we stayed with the Pier and distantly Blackpool tower visible in the first shot, one of the main birds we went to Martin Mere to see Whooper Swans with Greylag Geese, Mallards, Shelducks and Coots, Black-tailed Godwit, Pochard, Reed Bunting, white deadnettle, Lapwing and a captive Ferruginous Duck in the collection at Martin Mere and a stunning Snow Bunting we felt so lucky to see on Southport Beach.

Other standout species seen on an amazing trip away included Pink-footed Geese and Marsh Harrier at Southport Beach and Martin Mere and Treecreeper a star of my young year, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Fieldfare, Ruff, Water Rail, Cetti's Warbler heard and seen which is my 100th bird of the year, red campion and cuckoo-pint leaves at Martin Mere. It was such a brilliant trip exploring Martin Mere a famous location I'd always wanted to visit (the sixth of the ten WWT reserves I've now visited) seeing wonderful wildlife and exploring an area I rarely had for wildlife watching before which is a very nice and wild area.

I wanted to reflect a bit more deeply on the captivating experience of observing the Whooper Swans and other birds at Martin Mere, especially when they feed the wild birds. Splendid swans, large and elegant, the sight of hundreds of Whooper Swans swimming around at feeding time was one to behold. It was addictive to watch these yellow and black billed wonders that barring the odd rare one dropping in we don’t get at home in the south as they charged through the water and powerful tussles broke out between birds. The Shelducks came to feed in numbers too, a sea of them at the water’s edge creating an exquisite continuous colourful scene, the wealth of Pink-footed Geese doing similar further back. Wigeons and Pochards of exotic organey colour, distinctive and intricately marked Pintails and Mallards delightful ducks to observe close by, with many Greylag Geese. On the waterside bank I relished pure and precious chances to see three handsome wading birds up close; Black-tailed Godwit, Ruff and Lapwing. The embracing sights and sounds of nature surrounded us to warm us in the cold on a fulfilling quintessential winter day in nature. 

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Whooper swan taking off on snow

By Birger Strahl

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Alinen Niemisjärvi

Whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus)!!!!!!

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Quick qip sketch

@dr-lynne gave me this DND idea lol btw look into sharp shinned hawks

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Nobody seems to talk about this

[nekioka]

I'm taking part in Brrrdcember challenge created by BingyBongo over at DA (or bingy_bongo over at IG if you prefer to use that), here's first 10 days!

Please check the full view!

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[michaelnordeman]

A Canada goose/kanadagås and a Whooper swan/sångsvan in flight. Värmland, Sweden (March 12, 2022).

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mute swans (cygnus olor) and whooper swans (cygnus cygnus), ireland