Hi all, I must say I was surprised to here that swan was id. as an immature Mute Swan. Can someone explain why it was? I do not see anything that would lead me to that id. other than the neck being a little thick for a Tundra. Unless I'm missing something if it was an immature mute it would have at least some knobbing on the forehead and the bill by this age should be much pinker. Plus the head and overall size look much more like Tundra to me. Though I do see the forehead also looks a little off for a Tundra with that V shape to it instead of a wide U. Then again I guess being emaciated might make it look off for a Mute. Don't know. I've been wrong before, but puzzled on this one. Just wondering:-) Andrew Andrew BlockConsulting Naturalist Yonkers, New York www.flickr.com/photos/conuropsis/albums --
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