TROPIC and NEAR-TROPIC BIRD COLLECTION

Sunny Day Tundra Swan Tundra Swan-Cygnus columbianus Tundra Swan, Cygnus columbianus, Order Anseriformes-Family Anatidae. Today was a beautiful day--the sun was shining in a "milky haze" sort of way, but, heck, it's February! Another Life and photo-first for me!These birds were at the extreme northern end of Brookville Reservoir in SE Indiana near the Ohio border. About 20 individuals were clustered in an ice-free area just north of the Dunlapsville causeway. There were countless numbers of Canada Geese south of the Causeway. "Tundra Swans breed on the high tundra across the top of North America." (Photo: Feb 1, 2005, Canon EOS 1D Mark II digital camera with 600mm f/4.0 L IS lens and and 2.0X TC ) More Species Info: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Tundra_Swan_dtl.html

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Photos Copyright R. Hays Cummins. Authorization required. For permission, contact hays@environment-education-press.org

Sources of species identification and other amazing info include (1) Cornell Lab of Ornithology--a fantastic site; (2)Birds of Eastern and Central North America, Peterson Field Guide Series, Fifth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company; (3) The National Audubon Society's Sibley Guide to Birds and (4) Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Third Edition, National Geographic, Washington, D.C.