"The Wind Beneath My Wings"

some wings... !



source: flickr.com

 

Loving this picture Miraflores
Do you know what breed it is?

 

not so far...

 

That's one beautiful bird ... looks like the black swans we saw in A�§ores.

 

that is fantastic never seen nothing like it before

 

source:flickr.com
- apparently the pictures have been taken in Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia

 

Black swans were introduced here early last century from Australia and have been popular in wildfowl collections but inevitably some escaped and are a breeding bird now. There is a Black necked swan too just to confuse which looks like a hybrid but is a true species.

 

They can be bad tempered lot....or should i say extremely protective.
They had them at Hodnet hall Gardens near here, don't know whether they still have them.
When they had built nests you had to watch yourself. I was by the lake one time and an old guy right across the other side had accidentally followed a path that led to near a nest. The first i noticed was a rush of water as the swan came out of the water. It had him on the ground but luckily he managed to get up from under the swan and run for it.

 

What a beautiful bird mira!

 

WOW beautifull i must say...DEE

 

checking to see if pics smaller... here gos.

 

what a beautiful picture
it has its Tu- Tu on all ready for swan lake

 

Lovely picture of a Rotorua swan (I think) from New Zealand.

http://www.btinternet.com/~firststopcats/swan012.htm

 

looks very right...thank you terrier