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Tundra
Swan/Bald Eagle Tour, 2004 -- The Swans
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| On November 13, 2004 I went on a Tundra Swan/Bald Eagle viewing tour along the Mississippi river at Wabasha, MN and Nelson, WI. On the Wisconsin side we saw swans, along with a few ducks and coots. On the Minnesota side we saw more swans, and bald eagles in flight and on the ground at the National Eagle Center in Wabasha. Though I wasn't able to get a shot of anything on the wing, I got some good shots of swans on the mud flats, and of two of the Center's three resident Bald Eagles, Columbia and Angel. | ||
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Lake Pepin
(really a wide spot in the Mississippi River), on the way to Wabasha |
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 ©2004 Xan Laurence |
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 ©2004 Xan Laurence |
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 ©2004 Xan Laurence The swans were sharing their mud flats with other water birds, mostly ducks. Here a few mallards and something else (below the swan farthest to the right) fluff themselves up against the brisk breeze that was blowing. See pictures of ducks and coots |
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 ©2004 Xan Laurence While we were at the Eagle Center, someone brought word that a large number of swans had been sighted downriver on the Minnesota side, so we took a short detour to see them. Unfortunately they were too far away to get as good a view as the ones we saw on the Wisconsin side, but they were impressive nevertheless. |
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 ©2004 Xan Laurence |
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 ©2004 Xan Laurence |
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 ©2004 Xan Laurence |
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 ©2004 Xan Laurence |
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| The only other bird I was able to get a good shot of was a Great Blue Heron, which we saw on the bus ride down. | ||
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