Tagged for research. How long they live and where, migration etc. Most birds are tagged with rings on their legs. Large tags like on the swans can be read without catching a bird. GPS trackers are expensive and don't last a lifetime.
On Fri, 4 Nov 2022 at 05:25, Alan C <[email protected]> wrote: > Question. Why are Swans tagged? Licence? > > Alan C > > On 02-Nov-22 11:22 PM, Toine wrote: > > The tags on your swans are really big. On our swans they even put tags on > > their necks. It doesn't hurt or hinder the birds but it sure looks funny > > (not). > > > > Toine > > > > On Wed, 2 Nov 2022 at 22:12, David J Brooks <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

