News - August 2017
Views from above ![]() ![]() ![]() Coscoroba Swan ![]() Black-necked Swans ![]() Black-necked Swans |
Marco tells us his experience with the owl. "I was completely shocked to see this owl. After a while I see the bird rock. At the very beginning I thought it was normal (I knew nothing about owl behaviour) that it was sleeping and gave little importance to it. But suddenly, it rocked too much and fell on the ground. There was no one in the cabin so I went to the nursery where I met two people in a truck. I told them what had happened and took them to the place. There the owl was lying motionless on the ground. The guys took the owl to the Raptors' Center. They thought the owl had eaten something in bad condition. At least it is safe now. "
We are in touch with the Raptors' Center to know about his health
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State of the Duck and Gull Ponds A year after the first photos taken by Eduardo we celebrate the return of the water to the ponds with these three videos. They were taken on 18th July and show the present state of the Duck and Gull Ponds. Unlike The Coypu, where water is injected from the river, the Duck and Gull Ponds recover without man intervention. 18-7-17 © Eduardo Ibarra Gull Pond. Top Panning along the eastern shore which overlooks the aliso woods. Below the western shore which goes along the edge of the Lizard Path. 18-7-17 © Eduardo Ibarra 18-7-17 © Eduardo Ibarra Duck Pond |
The the coscoroba swan is considered a swan there are some physical and behavioural characteristics which associate this bird more to other anatids than to proper swans. Here we note two which deal with cygnets. The coscoroba cygnets are not white when they are born and they are not carried on their parents' back.
The juvenile yelled and the adult was very closer