Wild Delaware

I wasn’t expecting to photograph Mute Swan this morning at Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge as they are more frequently found in Delaware in the winter. Beautiful to see and photograph, Mute Swan were introduced here from Europe where they live as tame birds on lakes in urban areas. Actually they are breeding birds from the Central Asian steppes. Here in Delaware this invasive species can eat as much as eight pounds of aquatic vegetation daily causing huge damage to the eco system of bays and ponds.

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