swans on the river near work

[mundenlogic]

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[cookwitch]

Oooh! Lovely photo honey!

[mundenlogic]

Thankyou baby it ought to be i got a cold taking those pickies lol xxxx take care you xxxx

[cookwitch]

*Stare*

Lots of rest madam!

[mundenlogic]

Ok but you too (runs and hides behind sofa) Well! your doing that stare again xxxx

[valkyriekaren]

Aw, pretty! That's courtship behaviour - the one with his wings raised is the male.

[mundenlogic]

Thank you sweetie. Yes i was really lucky i saw them calling to each other then caught them as you see here, which kind is it i don't know the different breeds but there are a few kinds arn't there? . Also If you know your birds i have a lovely pickie of a sea bird of some sort which i shall post later on i would be really interested to know what species it is if you can? Thanks honey xxxx

[valkyriekaren]

Those are mute swans - they can be distinguished by the orangey-yellow bills with a black protuberance at the top. More about them here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mute_swan

Sure, let's see your mystery seabird - I might be able to put a name to it.

http://www.rspb.org.uk has an excellent searchable bird guide.

[mundenlogic]

Ah yes i have heard of mute swans we had some at a park in Ilford too thankyou xxx right off to get the other pickie xxx

[mundenlogic]

Thanks honey i still need to get lots of practise though, things don't seem to go quite right. I still want to get a telephoto for the other one too.