An overwintering family of Whooper Swans

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An overwintering family of Whooper Swans

Image: © Stanley Howe Taken: 12 Oct 1978

A family of two adults and three young that had just arrived from their breeding grounds in the Arctic, feeding on stubble near Loch of Strathbeg.

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Image Location

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Latitude
57.594846
Longitude
-1.859464