Donegal Bay’s rich haven for birdlife - Take on Nature
The Irish, ‘Murbhach’ translates as the ‘level land along seacoast’ and well describes its north reaching arm sheltering the ...
EurekAlert!1 年
A family of whooper swans (IMAGE)
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Blipfoto1 个月
Whooper Swan
We saw this Whooper Swan at Lamlash happily going about its business with a Mute Swan. The extra is a fine sculpture of a Red Deer in Brodick Castle Gardens.
Blipfoto22 天
Whooper Swans
Two of eight on the Peedie Sea in Kirkwall on a very showery, blustery day. They just have arrived on the northerly wind from Iceland. At Scapa pier earlier I saw a distant, fast-moving drake ...
RSPB1 年
Whooper swan
The Whooper Swan is a large white swan, bigger than a Bewick's Swan. It has a long neck, which it usually holds erect, and black legs. Its black bill has a large triangular patch of yellow on it. It ...
Architonic3 年
Whooper Swan
For over 35 years, Oiva Toikka has created the Birds collection. His limitless imagination and knowledge of glass has made it possible to create small miracles of life, sought after by collectors ...
BBC5 年
Swanning about: Seven facts about Swans
It’s thought to derive from the sound a Whooper swan might make as it gasps for breath – a descending tone of eerie beauty. The royal connection with swans goes back centuries. Even today the ...
The Sunday Post3 年
The great outdoors: Writer’s lochside search for whooper swans trumped by surprise ...
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来自MSN1 个月
Orlando welcomes 6 new swans to Lake Eola to bolster park's dying population
Six new swans were welcomed to Lake Eola Park's swan family on Monday morning. Two Australian Black, two Whooper, and two Trumpeter swans were introduced to the lake and are currently adjusting in ...
The RHS9 个月
Iris 'Whooper Swan' (TB)
Iris may be rhizomatous or bulbous perennials, with narrow leaves and erect stems bearing flowers with 3 large spreading or pendent fall petals, alternating with 3 erect, often smaller, standard ...
BBC4 年
Swans' reputation for aggression examined
Three species of swan - mute, whooper and Bewick's - were all most frequently aggressive to other swans. The WWT said this made "ecological sense" in the fight for food sources. The research was ...