Hello there! This bird really stirred me up when I found him last summer. I was hoping i had discovered some sort of trumpeter/tundra hybrid - the yellow was symmetrically distributed on both sides, but the bird was big, trumpeter-sized. I knew that the yellow color wasn't quite right, and I knew that the shape of yellow in the lores wasn't quite right, but still I couldn't dismiss the bird so quickly! Many of our Ontario trumpeter swans have been tagged with unsightly yellow tags. I was able to speak to Harry Lumsden, the gentleman who tagged this bird (#C24) in the first place, who told me of the bird's parentage. I was also in touch with the beautiful birdmaster David Sibley, who confirmed that this bird was an unusual trumpeter swan, and not a hybrid. Anyhow, this photograph was taken with the Nikon D90 and 70-300VR at 210mm. iso220, 1/1250, f10. I would possibly clone out some of the semi-distracting white spots if I were willing/able to learn how! Otherwise, I do hope you'll enjoy this portrait of a strange trumpeter swan. I encourage your comments and suggestions.
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