Whistling Tundra Swans

Our Tundra Swans are quickly departing the Chesapeake Bay region for their long migration back to their breeding grounds in the remote arctic of North America.

Late afternoon few days ago, I drove through a humongous flock that was settling in for the night.  They were spread out a 1/4 mile across both sides of a huge open farm field.  To be there, it was quite the thrill!

As I moved further down the road, they were closer to the road.

The Tundra Swan has two subspecies, the American race is the Whistling swan, and the Eurasian race, the Bewick’s swan.  Their difference is distinguished by the large yellow patches on the face of the Bewick’s swan that our Whistling swan lacks.

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