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Fighting Geese With Swans

April 17, 2012 by Mike 1 Comment
Beware breeding and nesting swans! That’s one of the valuable takeaways from this tragic tale out of Chicago of...
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Mute Swan – an ignored beauty

January 31, 2012 by Dale Forbes 3 Comments
I was just browsing through my iPhoto library and I realised that I have almost no photos of the...
Birding

Tree-Eating Swans

April 16, 2011 by Redgannet 4 Comments
I learned a new word today and am anxious to show it off and share it with the world....
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What is the National Bird of Denmark?

March 4, 2011 by Corey 3 Comments
The Mute Swan Cygnus olor became the national bird of Denmark in 1984, replacing the Skylark Alauda arvensis.  So...
Birding

Close Encounter of the Mute Kind

May 9, 2009 by Corey 2 Comments
Back a couple of weekends ago when Daisy and I and our friends Mike and Lena were in Cape...
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Welcome Wednesday: Swan Watch

December 17, 2008 by a Guest 11 Comments
Some months ago we here at 10,000 Birds learnt about Charleen Turner, and her amazingly patient (and loving) documentation...
Birding

‘Swan Rare Sighting

November 24, 2003 by Mike No Comments
Bird watchers have come to expect nearly endless variations of a small number of familiar forms throughout the world’s...
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