Whooper Swan - Sangsvane

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Whooper Swan - Sangsvane - Cygnus cygnus
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This species is a regular winter visitor to Øygarden. During milder periods they tend to keep to fresh water, but when this freezes, many move to the sea - especially the shallow areas on the east side of Skogsøy.

Whooper Swan, March 2010

Whooper Swan, Tjeldstø, October 2009

Whooper Swan, Skogsøy, December 2018

Whooper Swan, Tjeldstø, March 2018

Rekyavik, Iceland, June 2008


Immature, Ågotnes, February 2008	Adult, Ågotnes, February 2008

Tjeldstø, 03 February 2006 (Digiscoped)	Breivik, 16 March 2006 (Digiscoped)

Together with Teal, Skogsøy, 12 March 2006
(Digiscoped)

Whooper Swans, Heggeristet in Engerdal, Hedmark

Whooper Swans, Heggeriset in Engerdal, Hedmark, February 2015.
Whoopers are present as long as there is ice-free water and breed in small numbers in Engerdal.
The above picture is slightly cropped from an image taken with a Nikon Coolpix Superzoom camera

Whooper killed by overhead power lines - and they STILL want to keep building those lines through wetland nature reserves.
Found dead under power lines during the New Year bird race 2011/2012

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