Whooper Swans arrive in the UK from September Rotting potato crops are a favorite food source Meanwhile A wedge of Whooper Swans descend from above and join a bevy of wintering Swans already feasting on water plants and grasses There are FOUR species of Swans wintering together You can compare the size of each species The largest is the Mute Swan with the orange bill Then the Whooper Swan And the Black Swan is the smallest In the distance were two Bewick's Swans As the light fades they leave the open fields and regroup on waterlogged fields Here, their long flexible necks enable them to reach the fresh shoots They will roost here overnight and return to the fields during the days
The first time was in a dead wild whooper swan in Scotland.
From the newscientist.com
The barnacle goose, mute swan, whooper swan, eider, shelduck and a great many other bird species have been given protection status.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Aristotle, says Terres, unaware of migration, thought birds hibernated in winter, while Ice landers believed that the whooper swan, after nesting, flew off to the moon.
From the time.com
On Walland Marsh the wild swan flock has peaked at around 230 Bewicks and two whooper swans.