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Image of Black Swan

To: Martin Butterfield <>
Subject: Image of Black Swan
From: Con Boekel <>
Date: Sun, 8 May 2016 02:06:04 +0000
Martin
Thank you. That is a wonderful image and it does nearly look as if Black Swans of both genders might show the serrations, not normally visible, during display.
regards
Con

On 8/05/2016 11:50 AM, Martin Butterfield wrote:
Con

I have lust looked at the Flickr page for Black Swan associated with Avibase and there are a couple of images there which I think show the phenomenom you describe.  In m("N07/12306238034","//www.flickr.com/photos/12639178");"> this one there are two birds presumably making nice.  As the photographer's email address ends with .de I assume they are German and they took the images either:
  • while visiting Australia; or 
  • at a zoo somewhere.

Martin


On 8 May 2016 at 11:28, Con Boekel <m("boekel.com.au","con");" target="_blank">> wrote:
Hi
This is an unusal image in that it shows the beak serrations which are normally not visible. I have searched the readily available on-line databases without being able to see something similar. This bird, and what I presume to be its partner, were engaging in some mutual behaviour that involved both birds sitting absolutely still in the water, facing each other and with the lower mandible held closed at the tip but with  the serrations showing. I am not sure whether the birds had lowered the jaw end of the mandibles or whether this is even possible.
regards
Con

Details
Black Swan
Gungahlin Pond
Image captured: 5 May 2016

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