Black Swans with wild swans (1 Viewer)

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Jimar

New member

• May 29, 2005

• #21

I have been following this thread on Black Swans . . . I find it very interesting, in that the 'net' information available suggest that Black Swans don't migrate!! Yet, here are several sightings of Black Swans in Bwick's (In England???).

I am in Tampa, Florida,US and, at this time, considering purchase a couple of Black Swans for a pond behind my home. In the US, or at least in Florida, all Swans must be 'pinioned' (I think that is correct). Also, a license is required to own them!

 

Gill Osborne

Well-known member

• May 29, 2005

• #22

I saw a Black Swan feeding with a flock of 45 Mute Swans at East Chevington last Friday, 20th May.
Just a shame I couldn't tick it!!!

Gill

 

brianfm

Botanical Birder

• May 30, 2005

• #23

I have read recently that Black Swans have been known to mate with Mute Swans in captivity but that the off spring are thought to be infertile. Does anyone know if there are records of this occuring in the wild?

 

CJW

Hit-and-run WUM

• May 30, 2005

• #24

brianfm said:

I have read recently that Black Swans have been known to mate with Mute Swans in captivity but that the off spring are thought to be infertile. Does anyone know if there are records of this occuring in the wild?

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Black and white swans hybridising? Bit of a grey area...

 

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Jimar

New member

• May 30, 2005

• #25

But just yesterday, on the net, someone was selling, GRAY Swans, with pic . . . and these were not young Blacks. What is a GRAY Swan?? . . . mutant?
Jim

 

brianfm

Botanical Birder

• May 30, 2005

• #26

CJW said:

Black and white swans hybridising? Bit of a grey area...

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OK, I'll take that as a 'not sure' then

 

Gill Osborne

Well-known member

• May 30, 2005

• #27

Just got back half an hour ago from East Chevington and the Black Swan seems to have disappeared.

Gill