transitioning bill colour
1st Year
Trumpeter Swan TRUS* (Cygnus buccinator)
Esquimalt Lagoon
Colwood BC
DSCN6343
Field Mark Cues ^i^
TRUS traits on display
The width of "pinch point" (black connecting eye to the bill) , is greater than the width of eye
Forehead white forms a tapered V
Remnants of pink on bill confirms this is not an adult bird.
Bill is transitioning to complete black
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Uploaded on April 1, 2022
Taken on April 20, 2022
transitioning bill colour
1st Year
Trumpeter Swan TRUS* (Cygnus buccinator)
Esquimalt Lagoon
Colwood BC
DSCN6343
Field Mark Cues ^i^
TRUS traits on display
The width of "pinch point" (black connecting eye to the bill) , is greater than the width of eye
Forehead white forms a tapered V
Remnants of pink on bill confirms this is not an adult bird.
Bill is transitioning to complete black
102
views
6
faves
2
comments
Uploaded on April 1, 2022
Taken on April 20, 2022