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10-04-2011, 12:36 PM
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| | | Mute Swan?
The beaks' colour threw me off on this one - is it a Mute Swan?
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10-04-2011, 01:34 PM
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It reminds me of a Coscoroba Swan, but I don't know whether it is one.
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10-04-2011, 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Deb London  It reminds me of a Coscoroba Swan, but I don't know whether it is one. | Think you're spot on there Deb! Had a look on wikipedia Coscoroba Swan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and unless anyone else knows better this one compares well to the one I took a pic of....Thanks a lot Deb, well spotted! |
10-04-2011, 04:22 PM
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Well done Deb!! Did you know immediately what it was or did you Google it? I would not have had a clue - other than knowing it was not a mute swan. |
11-04-2011, 05:33 AM
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I must admit, I had some help from the internet, Ladywell. 
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11-04-2011, 08:19 AM
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| | | Re: Mute Swan?
You're right it is a Coscoroba Swan, I'm guessing this was taken at a WWT Reserve or somewhere similar?
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11-04-2011, 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by htcdude You're right it is a Coscoroba Swan, I'm guessing this was taken at a WWT Reserve or somewhere similar?
Nige | No, nothing as exotic, it was on the Usk River in Brecon! |
11-04-2011, 12:43 PM
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Must've escaped from somewhere then 
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11-04-2011, 04:25 PM
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I've seen many species of wildfowl as escapees but never one of these though of course I have seen them in collections Definitely will be an escape though! | | |
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