Tuesday 3 August 2021

Wild Bird Wednesday 471 - Black Swans

Black Swans (Cygnus atratus) are a common sight in Australia - assuming you can get out of your house!

These birds we just loafing around in the sun at Werribee last week - and I happened to find them in one of the few bursts of sunshine that broke through the clouds on Friday.  That was my first day out in a while and I have to say even if the birding was quiet by the normal standards of the site, it was great to finally get out again.









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15 comments:

  1. Hari OM
    They are so attractive... and a great place to breath freely and deeply! YAM xx

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  2. Certainly an iconic Australian bird, Stewart.

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  3. Such a treat to see black swans. Thank you for sharing.

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  4. Our local city park procured two pairs of Black Swans many years ago. It has been a treat watching them raise a family each year.
    Thank you for sharing your photographs.

    Here's hoping your current incarceration is short-lived!

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  5. I just love Black Swans..We Have a lake uptown that used to have 2 pair of black Swans..I haven't visited it for a while (Note to self)..I think they rented them for the summer..Wonderful pictures...

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  6. Hi Stewart, beautiful black swans. Wonderful pictures. Have a nice day.

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  7. The Swans arse so elegant birds Stewart. Thanks for hosting, stay sae and have a good week ahead.

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  8. Graceful birds.
    All the best for your lockdown!

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  9. Its such a treat for me to see black swans, having only seen them in Europe.

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  10. Beautiful! I've never seen a black swan in person.

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  11. Great photos!
    I always think of swans as white. I forget there are black ones, too!

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  12. They are very graceful. Glad you had a chance to get out. Our situation here in Florida is worsening with the Delta variant and the protests by anti0mask and anti-vaccine activists.

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  13. Nice looking swans. The water looks choppy.

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  14. Wonderful pictures of the swans!@

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