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Monday 24 February 2014

Part 8. Slimbridge WWT. Bewick's Swan [Cygnus columbianus]

Adults are white all over and young birds greyish with a pinkish bill. Compared to the similar whooper swan, these swans have proportionally more black and less yellow on their bill. They're also smaller than both mute and whooper swans and have faster wingbeats. [RSPB]






38 comments:

  1. What gorgeous birds!

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  2. Geweldig wat zijn die wilde zwanen toch geweldig mooi.

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  3. Beautiful photos. One of the most graceful creatures on earth.

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    1. They will be deeply honoured with what you said to them.

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  4. Cute frames Bob. Swans are beautiful.

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  5. handsome! you shoot white birds so well!

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  6. What a beautiful swan,Bob!!So elegant bird!!Great shots and captures!
    Dimi...

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  7. Has inmortalizado en buenas fotos la elegancia del cisne, Bob.

    Saludos.

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  8. brilliant shots!, bob!
    great work! x

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  9. Grâce and Majesty... Lovely birds ! Thank you Bob, nice week !

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  10. HI Bob! Hope you are doing fine.
    Beautiful swan. I have met them at our birdlake outside Town.

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  11. What a stunning neck. There is something regal looking about it.

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  12. Prachtige foto's Bob heel mooi gedaan lieve groetjes Danielle

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  13. Oh how beautiful. And how exotic they look in comparison to our black swans. Exotic, elegant, pristine...

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  14. Hi,
    a really awesome, wonderful photos of Bob :) you are the master :)

    Greets from Poland

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  15. Dostojny i piekny ptak , no i oczywiście zdjęcia. Pozdrawiam.
    Dignified and beautiful bird, and of course pictures. Yours.

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  16. Elegant photos, and great music ... I can not ask for more! :) Regards.

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  17. Lieber Bob,
    deine Zwergschwäne sind wieder wunderbar getroffen.
    Die Musik ist wieder toll ausgesucht.
    Einen schönen Restabend wünscht dir
    Irmi

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  18. Pretty swan and lovely shots, Bob!

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  19. VERY nice; I hadn't heard of this species before; great snaps Bob

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    1. Don't you have one or like one in Australia?

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  20. What a great photos of the Little Swan.
    Very well exposed and very sharp.
    Compliments Bob.

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  21. Me gusta especialmente la primera fotografía por el navegar sereno y majestuoso del cisne. Un abrazo,

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  22. Albert King?! You're music taste is spot on.

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  23. They are lovely; I love the neck curve.

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