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Bewick's Swan
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Taken
at Llanelli Wetlands on 29th July 2014 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 150-500 mm zoom lens.
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| Bewick's Swan. |
| Species: Order: Family: Local Names: |
Cygnus bewickii. Anseriformes. Anatidae. |
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Of Nest: Food: Feature: Plumage: Length: Wingspan: |
Breeding range extends across the coastal lowlands of Siberia, from the Kola Peninsula east to the Pacific. Aquatic vegetation, pondweeds and marine eelgrass. They also eat some grass growing on dry land. At other times of year, leftover grains and other crops such as potatoes, picked up in open fields after harvest. Bewick's swan was named in 1830 by William Yarrell after the engraver Thomas Bewick, who specialised in illustrations of birds and animals. Entirely white, with black feet, and a bill that is mostly black, with a thin salmon-pink streak running along the mouthline and yellow where the beak joins the head. 115 - 140 cms. 94 - 109 cms. |
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