albert Posted June 4, 2018 Share #1 Posted June 4, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) Totally Wild Resurrected from extinction Doesn't hang out with nobility Doesn't hang out in public parks Trumpeter Swan The trumpeter swan is the largest extant species of waterfowl. Adults usually measure 138–165 cm (4 ft 6 in–5 ft 5 in) long, though large males can exceed 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) in total length. I crawled on my belly for 15 minutes with a V-LUX. I have been inducted into The Pan-Leica Hall of Fame. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 7 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/285271-a-real-swan/?do=findComment&comment=3531486'>More sharing options...
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albert Posted June 4, 2018 Author Share #2 Posted June 4, 2018 Footnote: In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the trumpeter swan was hunted heavily, for game or meat, for the soft swanskins used in powder puffs, and for their quills and feathers. This species is also unusually sensitive to lead poisoning from ingesting lead shot while young. The Hudson's Bay Company captured thousands of swans annually with a total of 17,671 swans killed between 1853 and 1877. In 1908 Edward Preble wrote of the decline in the hunt with the number sold annually dropping from 1,312 in 1854 to 122 in 1877.[46] Sir John Richardson wrote in 1831 that the trumpeter "is the most common Swan in the interior of the fur-counties... It is to the trumpeter that the bulk of the Swan-skins imported by the Hudson's Bay Company belong."[47] By the early twentieth century breeding trumpeter swans were nearly extirpated in the United States except for a remnant population of fewer than 70 wild trumpeters in remote hot springs in or near Yellowstone National Park. Surprising news came from a 1950s aerial survey of Alaska's Copper River when several thousand trumpeters were discovered.[4] This population provided critical genetic stock to complement the tri-state (Montana/Idaho/Wyoming) population for re-introductions in other parts of the swan's historic range. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill W Posted June 4, 2018 Share #3 Posted June 4, 2018 Very informative Albert. Very nice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albert Posted June 5, 2018 Author Share #4 Posted June 5, 2018 Thanks Bill. IMHO....This was an accomplishment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted June 5, 2018 Share #5 Posted June 5, 2018 It's a treasure, and you deserve your induction. Any mosquito bites? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
david strachan Posted June 5, 2018 Share #6 Posted June 5, 2018 Well done Al. Suffering for your photo is worth it... Beaut contextual picture. ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted June 5, 2018 Share #7 Posted June 5, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) Quite lovely, though possible even stronger with a crop on the left to move the swan off center. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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