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Tuesday, 22 March 2022

Wild Bird Wednesday 504 - Black Swans

I few weeks ago I went to ...... Werribee Sewage Plant for a days birding.  However, I left the gate key at home as was rather restricted in where I could go! 

While leaning on a (locked) gate I noticed this family of Black Swans (Cygnus atratus) swimming in one of the ditches.  I rather liked the shape of the image, with the birds cutting their way through the floating plants.  It also reminded me of a lot of the drainage ditches that are found in Somerset, where I was born.

The Black Swans scientific name means 'swans in mourning' - a reference to their colour rather their state of mind I think!

They are a very distinctive bird which I never really tire of seeing.




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14 comments:

  1. Yamini MacLean22 March 2022 at 22:29

    Hari Om
    They are lovely... YAM xx

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  2. Caroline 23 March 2022 at 00:51

    Beautiful photos of the black swams. It's looking a happy family.

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  3. Marie Smith23 March 2022 at 01:50

    I don’t think I’ve ever seen photos of black swans before. Thank you for sharing!

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  4. Cloudia23 March 2022 at 03:28

    They always fascinate me Stewart!

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  5. Margaret Birding For Pleasure23 March 2022 at 04:11

    What a lovely family of Black Swans. You may like to put a "L" in black Stewart. Thanks for hosting, take care and have a great week ahead

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  6. Wally Jones23 March 2022 at 04:13

    Our city purchased Black Swans for the downtown lake many years ago. Each year, it's really neat to see the nests and cygnets.

    Happy to hear I am not the only one who birds at sewage plants!

    Hope your week is a good one, Stewart.

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  7. Lydia C. Lee23 March 2022 at 06:49

    That's really interesting on the name. I feel there's a short story in that. I love this picture because of the trail cut thru the moss by their line...lovely.

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  8. Amila23 March 2022 at 11:25

    Beautiful black swans. I like when they swim in a row.

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  9. Kenneth Cole Schneider23 March 2022 at 22:34

    Very graceful indeed. Too bad that their name has rather dreaded connotations.

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  10. Calendula24 March 2022 at 05:31

    A beautiful family of black swans! Gorgeous photos!

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  11. Breathtaking24 March 2022 at 07:40

    Hello Stewart, :=) Lovely capture of the Black Swans, I like the way the signets are in the middle of mum and Dad. :=)

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  12. Linda24 March 2022 at 13:59

    I never associated swans with sewage plants. They are neat to see.

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  13. Amy at Ms. Toody Goo Shoes24 March 2022 at 14:47

    I've never seen a black swan in person. Great photos!

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  14. Ludmiła Jabłońska4 April 2022 at 06:01

    U nas w Polsce też bywają czarne łabędzie, ale one uciekły na wolność z parków i ogrodów, bo w Europie są hodowane jako ptaki ozdobne.

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