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Nice to see a Whooper at Catcott today, if nothing else...
I think this is the same one from Ham wall I saw back at the end of October...
(Big crop)
This was taken in October, probably about a month after the birds arrived from Iceland. They are frequently stained from the peaty waters on their breeding grounds. This can last quite a long time and were still showing it last week although it does fade over the winter.
Adult whooper swans have white plumage overall. They sometime have a reddish-brown wash on their heads and necks when the waters from which they feed are rich with iron. They have pale yellow bills with black triangular tips and cutting edges, dark brown eyes and black webbed feet. Male and female whooper swans look similar although the female is slightly smaller.
Juvenile whooper swans are grey-brown with dark heads and necks. They have pink bills and their legs and feet are pinky-grey. They reach adult white plumage before their second winter.
Whooper swans nest alone. Both males and females build the nests near water which are large mounds constructed from plant matter such as reeds, moss and lichen.
Whooper swans lay 4-5 off-white eggs which are incubated by the female for 35-40 days while the male guards the nest. Chicks fledge at 3 months and can fly after another 1-2 months.
Whooper swans eat mainly plant matter including aquatic plants, freshwater roots, grass, acorns, grains and potatoes. They will occasionally eat mussels.
Whooper swans can be found in estuaries and wetlands in Scotland, Northern Ireland, northern England and East Anglia.
Departing from the Sonoran Desert, to the Texas Coast for this photo of a young Whooping Crane, also known as a colt.
During our first two trips of 2023, I was privileged to observe and photograph the next generation of two of the most endangered bird species in the world.
First, this approximately eight-month-old (at the time this was taken) Whooping Crane. I'll post the other tomorrow...I'm sure no one can guess what it will be :-).
The whooper swan is a large white swan, bigger than a Bewick's swan. It has a long thin neck, which it usually holds erect, and black legs. Its black bill has a large triangular patch of yellow on it.
It is mainly a winter visitor to the UK from Iceland, although a small number of pairs nest in the north. The estuaries and wetlands it visits on migration and for winter roosts need protection. Its winter population and small breeding numbers make it an Amber List species. It is a Schedule 1 listed bird.
The railway viaduct south of Waterloo station with the junction of:
These three were part of a flock of about twenty birds as I had the fixed lens it was difficult to frame a shot.
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Castle Semple Loch, Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire. This solitary Whooper was amongst the Mute Swans at the loch today. I don't quite understand what's going on, as Whoopers normally migrate here from Iceland during the winter months only. Maybe his sat-nav is faulty... ;-))
A large number of whooper swans nest in Lapland. Now a small proportion of the swans have completely stopped migrating south for the winter. Although there are hard and long periods of frost in the winter, they seem to find enough food in thawed rapids.
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Adult whooper swans have white plumage overall. They sometime have a reddish-brown wash on their heads and necks when the waters from which they feed are rich with iron. They have pale yellow bills with black triangular tips and cutting edges, dark brown eyes and black webbed feet. Male and female whooper swans look similar although the female is slightly smaller.
Juvenile whooper swans are grey-brown with dark heads and necks. They have pink bills and their legs and feet are pinky-grey. They reach adult white plumage before their second winter.
Whooper swans nest alone. Both males and females build the nests near water which are large mounds constructed from plant matter such as reeds, moss and lichen.
Whooper swans lay 4-5 off-white eggs which are incubated by the female for 35-40 days while the male guards the nest. Chicks fledge at 3 months and can fly after another 1-2 months.
Whooper swans eat mainly plant matter including aquatic plants, freshwater roots, grass, acorns, grains and potatoes. They will occasionally eat mussels.
Whooper swans can be found in estuaries and wetlands in Scotland, Northern Ireland, northern England and East Anglia.
Even though this bird had been in Scotland for a few months, its head and neck are still stained brown. This is usually acquired on their breeding grounds in Iceland where the water is very peaty and acidic and stains brown. The markings on the bill are unique to each individual and photographic records are kept at well-known wintering sites such as at WWT Caerlaverock in southwest Scotland where a painted chart of the known birds is kept on the wall at the main pond where they birds get supplementary feeding. It's like having a colour-ringing scheme without having to put rings on, however, the Icelanders do fit colour rings as well
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A large flock of these beautiful swans have landed in a field near us, thought it was a good idea to go and see them 😀
It won't be long before these are back - probably within a week if some aren't here already - the Pink-footed Geese are very early this year. This is a shot from March this year