Black Swans. (Cygnus atratus) - a photo on Flickriver

            A large black swan, usually seen floating on water. When the wings are lifted, or when flying, pure white flight feathers are visible, which are black-tipped in immature birds. The bill is a bright red with a terminal white band, the eyes are red, and the legs are dark grey. Both sexes are alike, but the female is noticeably smaller than the male. Cygnets are grey with a black bill, and newly-fledged young are dull greyish-brown with a brown eye. On land swans walk slowly and are ungainly. In flight, the birds labour and their conspicuous white flight feathers elicit a whistling sound.

Voice: generally described as “a musical bugling” given primarily as a contact call between mates and often accompanied by flicking  head movements. Hisses when defending young or when threatening.

Taken in: New Zealand / Canterbury / Christchurch (show map)

Taken on: May 24, 2013

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Camera: Sony DSLR-A580, f/8.0, 1/400 sec, 140mm (=210mm), ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony DSLR-A580
Lens:	DT 18-270mm F3.5-6.3
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/400)
Focal Length:	140mm (35mm equivalent: 210mm)
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	-0.3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 11.0 Windows
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