Wednesday 21 November 2018

Wild Bird Wednesday 330 - Mute Swan

I think it's the common birds I miss the most from the UK.  The everyday birds.  The backyard birds.

I never had Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) in my backyard, but as a keen angler they were a (more or less) everyday bird.

These Swans were taken at various locations on the Somerset Levels around Glastonbury. For all that I enjoyed my time 'on the Levels' the light was often difficult and the birds rather distant.  I was a relief to find some that were just a little larger!









I rather like the symmetry of the last image.

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21 comments:

  1. Beautiful! I love the spread wings. Great catch. Happy Thanksgiving. Do you do Thanksgiving? Enjoy your day anyway.

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  2. Every portrait is beautiful. I do like the female with the symmetrical wake behind her. And especially love th fluttering wing ones.

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  3. I will try to remember to link up with my birdies tomorrow...;)

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  4. I think these swans are divine! So do the golf courses here:)

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  5. I particularly like the 5th and last images Stewart and thank you for hosting. Have a good week ahead.

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  6. I should be seeing swans very soon we have a long spell over Christmas and New Year caring for FIL in the UK. Lovely photos of beautiful birds. Have a good week Diane

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  7. Common birds are beautiful birds, however. These swans are beautiful.

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  8. Mute Swan is a very handsome bird and we have a substantial population in Ontario. They are not always popular, however, since they are aggressive towards native species, and they can prevent other waterfowl from nesting. In Maryland, USA, a few years ago they had a total cull of all the Mute Swans there.

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  9. Some great photos of the extended wings!

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  10. Beautiful swans! I love their wings out and ready to fly...or just stretching!

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  11. Very nice! I saw some near Verona in Italy before I was a birder. It seemed surreal to see them in real life!

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  12. Your persistence paid off. Beautiful captures of a beautiful bird.

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  13. Hello Stewart. Great photos. Mute swans are big and very temperamental birds.

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  14. Love the shots with the raised wings!

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  15. one of my favorite birds. We have quite a lot of them but they seem to stay out of peoples way. It is hard to get close to them these days.

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  16. I understand mute swans aren't mute...and shoveler ducks cant shovel, given a ten minute howto video

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