BBrrrrrrrr, A long Way From Home.

Black swans are thriving in the south of England and it is lovely to see them holding their own against the larger local white ones.

[JackieR]

@happysnaps this one is for you Val x

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Sweet capture.

[LManning (Laura)]

Beautiful capture. It's amazing on black.

[katy]

Fabulous detail and I totally agree with @ljmanning

[Shutterbug]

@30pics4jackiesdiamond @ljmanning It really does pop on black. Beautiful photo.

[Richard Sayer]

Handsome chap(ess?)

[Susan Wakely]

So lovely especially on black background.

[Kathy]

Wow, what a beautiful specimen. Are they migrating from somewhere or just moving in?

[Joan Robillard]

Wonderful close up

[Ellen Bogenschutz]

such a dramatic red beak

[Jacqueline]

Great details!

[summerfield]

in the thumbnail i thought it was the loch ness monster! 😂

[Pyrrhula]

Great capture of the swan and it`s reflections.

[wendy frost]

Lovely capture and swan with reflection.

[Carol Ann]

I must dig out my pictures of black swans from Perth Oz. They are beauties! Fav

[Kathy A]

Such a lovely bird

[Monique]

Beautiful…didn’t know they were smaller

[Valerie Chesney]

Beautiful capture.

[Merrelyn]

Lovely capture

[JackieR]

@merrelyn @happysnaps @momamo @kjarn @cafict @wendyfrost @pyrrhula @summerfield @jacqbb @theredcamera @joansmor @randystreat @wakelys @vignouse @shutterbug49 @grammyn @ljmanning @mittens

These beautiful little birds are not native to Britain, and no way they flew from Australia, so they must be escapees or descendants of escapees. This pair seem to llive on this lake/pond and are therefore accepted by the white swans.

Thank you for yur lovely words and comments

[Richard Sayer]

The swannery down in Dorset has hundreds of swans including lots of black ones who nest there every year.

[JackieR]

@vignouse They've been at Abbostsbury for a few years, arrived without invitation and stayed!!

[Shutterbug]

We have a bird like that in San Francisco. If you go to Coit Tower and meander down one of the historic stair ways to Fisherman’s Wharf, there are a zillion beautiful green parrots. The plaques say they believe a cargo ship lost a crate of the parrots over a century ago and they adapted.

[Richard Sayer]

@shutterbug49 There are green parrots in Hyde Park in London. @30pics4jackiesdiamond

[Shutterbug]

@vignouse They must be hardy birds. Nice to know.

[JackieR]

@shutterbug49 @vignouse They are intimidatingly friendly as Sue @wakelys and I found a few years ago!

https://365project.org/30pics4jackiesdiamond/365/2017-10-17

[haskar]

Great reflections.