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    Senior Member mn shutterbug's Avatar
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    Good looking family!

    Tundra Swans are certainly not common around SW MN, which is why I thought it was realy cool that a pair decided to raise a family nearby. Last year the pair was first spotted at this spot and this year they must have decided it was a nice place to start a family.



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    Re: Good looking family!

    Nice find Mike. It reminds me of Crex.
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    Re: Good looking family!

    Beautiful shots.

    Never seen a tundra swan, they look a lot like trumpeters.
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    Senior Member mn shutterbug's Avatar
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    Re: Good looking family!

    The only way I discovered they were Tundra and not Trumpeter is by looking at the juvies. According to my Sibley book, only the Tundras have pink bills.
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