Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Douglas Barry wrote: >What is this bird? Doug H? Anyone? >Never seen one in Ireland before so it must have been blown off course and >landed here by accident. >Bray Harbour, Co. Wicklow. >Fuji X100S. See large. > >http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/Black+Swan.jpg.html > I can't look at the photo (blocked) so I'll assume it's the bird, Cygnus atratus. The Black Swan is native to Australia and New Zealand (recently reintroduced) so I suspect any you'll see in the wild in the northern hemisphere escaped from captivity nearby. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com