The Swan Family...(5)
peaceful evening by the river
iris by the Isis
misty dawn on the river
Seney
big blue
wet slippers
wet slippers
wet slippers
Paris 2009
after a storm comes a calm
spring is flooding in
bridge in the Thames
Oxford Riviera
trees in the winter flood
January flood
Thames Path in January
orange bills and flippers
cold morning sky
April snow
summer flood
a stroll in the river
footpath in flood
summer flood at Medley
eve of the flood
evening in the water meadow
spring is flooding in
yellow is for buttercups
cow in buttercups
meadow and clouds
Thames water meadow
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The Swan Family....(3)
Rubber (duck) stamp?
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Mother goose leading the way...
He didn't fancy having MORE pics taken LOL.
Empowerment
Elegant and regal reflection.
Egyptian Goose
Do not disturb
Canada goose....(6 of 9)
Canada geese 7 of 9
Wroxham Broads, Norfolk
Twilight
The twilight zone....
The Inflateable Club
The inflateable club!!
Pitsford Water
Neptune Quay, Ipswich
Narrowboat
June's Yorkshire (28)
Foxton Locks
Cromer Lifeboat.
Cromer Lifeboat on a mission
Water experiments
Sutton on Sea, Lincolnshire
Northants water towers
Experiment 5 of 5
Experiment 4 of 5
Experiment 3 of 5
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The Swan Family...(4)
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The swans are the largest members of the duck family Anatidae, and are amongst the largest flying birds. The largest species, including the mute swan, trumpeter swan, and whooper swan, can reach length of over 60 inches and weigh up to 50 pounds. Their wingspans can be almost 10 ft (3 m). Compared to the closely related geese they are much larger in size and have proportionally larger feet and necks.[2] They also have a patch of unfeathered skin between the eyes and bill in adults. The sexes are alike in plumage, but males are generally bigger and heavier than females.
The Northern Hemisphere species of swan have pure white plumage but the Southern Hemisphere species are mixed black and white. The Australian Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) is completely black except for the white flight feathers on its wings; the chicks of black swans are light grey in colour, and the South American Black-necked Swan has a black neck.
The legs of swans are normally a dark blackish grey colour, except for the two South American species, which have pink legs. Bill colour varies: the four subarctic species have black bills with varying amounts of yellow, and all the others are patterned red and black. The Mute Swan and Black-necked Swan have a lump at the base of the bill on the upper mandible.
The swans are the largest members of the duck family Anatidae, and are amongst the largest flying birds. The largest species, including the mute swan, trumpeter swan, and whooper swan, can reach length of over 60 inches and weigh up to 50 pounds. Their wingspans can be almost 10 ft (3 m). Compared to the closely related geese they are much larger in size and have proportionally larger feet and necks.[2] They also have a patch of unfeathered skin between the eyes and bill in adults. The sexes are alike in plumage, but males are generally bigger and heavier than females.
The Northern Hemisphere species of swan have pure white plumage but the Southern Hemisphere species are mixed black and white. The Australian Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) is completely black except for the white flight feathers on its wings; the chicks of black swans are light grey in colour, and the South American Black-necked Swan has a black neck.
The legs of swans are normally a dark blackish grey colour, except for the two South American species, which have pink legs. Bill colour varies: the four subarctic species have black bills with varying amounts of yellow, and all the others are patterned red and black. The Mute Swan and Black-necked Swan have a lump at the base of the bill on the upper mandible.
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