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Calvin Hanson has been a busy man as he’s captured some very rare and hard to find birds in our area.
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Today’s feature are Trumpeter Swans LINK
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It’s the heaviest living bird native to North America.
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Mr. Hanson shot these in the Lunenburg area.
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Three rare Trumpeter Swans that were swimming in the pond at the corner of Wales Road and Eaman Road in Lunenburg, Ontario. When I say rare, they are categorized rare in this area by “eBird”.
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Trumpeter Swans are different than other swans because they have a very large heavy long all-black bill, with the base of the bill forming a “V’ shape on the forehead. They were quite vocal with a very deep, nasal call.
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Trumpeter Swans are comparable in size to the Mute Swans that we’ve been seeing at Farran Park and Ault island that have orange bills and a black knob on the top of their bill.
Wow, this sure has been two weeks for rare birds coming to South Stormont township!