Subject: [Tweeters] Swan question and Great Blue Heron
Date: Mar 7 20:10:35 2010
From: birdmandea at aol.com - birdmandea at aol.com





Greetings, I received and number of comments on the swan photo I posted yesterday. Thank you to all.
The consensus came back 50-50 Tundra and Trumpeter. (Now I do not feel so bad when I kept looking at the bird books, (confused). Both sides had compelling arguments but now I am left a fifty-fifty choice, That is where I started at. The Trumpeter camp seems just a bit stronger.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25348030 at N07/4413158273/

Today I took a walk at the Nisqually Wildlife Refuge. We came apon a beutiful Great Blue Heron the not only posed of us but deliberately walked toward us and climbed a tree to get to get closer to us. I have never had a heron walk toward to me to have it's picture taken then take time out to preen.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25348030 at N07/4416121144/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25348030 at N07/4416121074/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25348030 at N07/4415354463/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25348030 at N07/4416121046/

Take care.
Dea Just