Tundra swans flew over me last night as I was out for my evening walk. Tundra swans are majestic birds and when they fly by they catch your attention. These birds flew over about 8:30 PM just before the sun was setting. they were probably looking for the Red Deer River which was about 5 km away. Putting down on the river would give them a safe resting place for the night.
The swan on the water is impressive because of it's great size and also because it silently and effortlessly floats through the water unless it is attaching some sort of predator. Swans in flight are huge birds which seem to float through the air with very little effort. Hearing the voice from a distance quickly gets your atention.
Tundra swans will stay in the Red Deer region resting a feeding until they decide to fly to their nesting grounds On the Arctic coast.
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Saw six or seven tundra swans fly over south edmonton a few days ago and on sunday we spotted snow geese over Beaverhills. Also small flocks of ducks are arriving to the open ponds though many ponds are still ice-locked.
ReplyDeleteThings are coming back. The overall weather for April has been rather cool and wet. Today is just a nasty day.
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