Wonderful! I am fortunate to have a male Black Swan at my local lake. He also tries his luck with the white female Mute Swans but without luck so far! I also have video’s of him chasing the females & of me handfeeding him on my website: http://aftereverything.me/ Hmm im confused white swans are in the northern hemisphere and the black one are in australia so why are they in the same place much less following each other…
Today a male mute swan got caught up in fishing line at a nearby lake and a quick search brought me to your page. While the fishermen pulled the swan in (he was very distressed and flapping, but silent) and took some time to untangle the line caught around the swan, the swan’s partner made the same noise as the one in your video, several times. She kept her distance but closely watched her mate and seemed very distressed.
Even the Canada Geese made a new type of sound when it happened, not their usual honk, but more of a call to warn others. Luckily the swan got over his ordeal quickly and came over with his partner to eat some oats. There is some footage with the call made by the female swan when her partner was being tended to by the fishermen, the footage is very distant but you can hear the other swan’s distress. It’s
Thank you! We watched a pair of swans come out the water today at Hampton Court. One paraded right past us before realising its mate wasn’t following. It stood and made this call before heading back to the water and rejoining its mate. Never heard a Swan sound like a seagull before – but now we know why!
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