Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Mute Swan On Lake Nelson

Mute Swan 

Mute Swan 

Mute Swan 

Mike usually spots the early morning visitors, but this time Chris let out the "swan alert." While taking the last photos, Mike noticed that there were also common mergansers.

Mute swans are very rare visitors to Lake Nelson. It's been two years since we last saw one, but that one stayed for two weeks. This one just flew off as we were blogging. It is stunning in flight.

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Anonymous Carol said...

Hi Chris....could you please tell me if Lake Nelson is a private Lake or can anyone come there and walk around ? I went on Google Earth and it looks to me there are no trails to walk. Could you please tell me if that is the case. I see your pictures on NJ Birds all the time. I live around the Princeton area and would like to come up ans see the lake sometime soon.

Thanks, Carol Simmons

March 5, 2010 at 6:13 PM  
Anonymous Toodles said...

Your photos are really very good. Thanks!

March 7, 2010 at 4:22 PM  

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Saturday, May 3, 2008

Sleeping Swan



The swan seems to spend a lot of the day sleeping. He drifts from one end of the lake to the other. Can you imagine sleeping with your neck like that?

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

'No I can't imagine sleeping with my neck like that,' says Dolly, aged.

February 11, 2010 at 10:36 AM  

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Sunday, April 27, 2008

Mute Swan

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Mute Swan

Rainy days always seem to bring surprises to Lake Nelson. Today, we glanced out the window and saw a large swan that we later identified as a mute swan. He has been swimming by for a few hours now and got close enough for us to get some photos. He makes the geese look tiny.

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Anonymous heirloomgardener said...

What a great website--thank you for sharing your beautiful birds.

April 29, 2008 at 12:08 AM  

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