#muteswans — Public Fediverse posts

This is a messy image, more so because it's a cloudy day, so the water on top of the pond lilies is reflecting the white of the clouds, but the clouds mean that that swans aren't glaring white, if that would make a difference in this very chaotic image.

Can you see both swans?

#MuteSwans #JPegsFolder

This is a messy image, more so because it's a cloudy day, so the water on top of the pond lilies is reflecting the white of the clouds, but the clouds mean that that swans aren't glaring white, if that would make a difference in this very chaotic image.

Can you see both swans?

#MuteSwans #JPegsFolder

This is a messy image, more so because it's a cloudy day, so the water on top of the pond lilies is reflecting the white of the clouds, but the clouds mean that that swans aren't glaring white, if that would make a difference in this very chaotic image.

Can you see both swans?

#MuteSwans #JPegsFolder

This is a messy image, more so because it's a cloudy day, so the water on top of the pond lilies is reflecting the white of the clouds, but the clouds mean that that swans aren't glaring white, if that would make a difference in this very chaotic image.

Can you see both swans?

#MuteSwans #JPegsFolder

In 1962, five pet mute swans escaped in Maryland; within four decades their descendants neared 4,000 and were eating 10.5 million pounds of Chesapeake Bay grasses a year

The exotic mute swan has increased its population size in Chesapeake Bay to approximately 4,500 since 1962. In…
#NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #ChesapeakeBay #Invasivespecies #MarylandInvasiveSpeciesCouncil #muteswans #Science #UK #underwatergrasses #UnitedKingdom
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/745419/

https://www.europesays.com/uk/1161523/ In 1962, five pet mute swans escaped in Maryland; within four decades their descendants neared 4,000 and were eating 10.5 million pounds of Chesapeake Bay grasses a year #ChesapeakeBay #InvasiveSpecies #MarylandInvasiveSpeciesCouncil #MuteSwans #Science #UK #UnderwaterGrasses #UnitedKingdom #wildlife

https://www.europesays.com/ie/611856/ In the late 1800s, America imported mute swans to decorate parks and estates; their descendants later damaged wetlands and displaced native waterbirds | World News #ChesapeakeBay #EcosystemBalance #Éire #EnvironmentalImpact #IE #InvasiveSpecies #Ireland #MuteSwans #Science #Wildlife

https://www.europesays.com/uk/866977/ Woman On A Walk Receives An Unexpected And Beautiful Gift From Two Swans #DailyDodo #MuteSwans #SarahAshley #Science #standard #SwanCourtshipDance #SwanDanceRitual #Swans #TheDodo #UK #UnitedKingdom #wildlife #WildlifeEncounters

https://www.europesays.com/ie/?p=415949 Woman On A Walk Receives An Unexpected And Beautiful Gift From Two Swans #DailyDodo #Éire #IE #Ireland #MuteSwans #SarahAshley #Science #standard #SwanCourtshipDance #SwanDanceRitual #swans #TheDodo #Wildlife #WildlifeEncounters

Woman On A Walk Receives An Unexpected And Beautiful Gift From Two Swans

Last week, Jennifer Radwan was walking through a forest preserve in Channahon, Illinois. Lost in thought, she looked…
#NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #dailydodo #muteswans #sarahashley #Science #standard #swancourtshipdance #swandanceritual #Swans #thedodo #UK #UnitedKingdom #wildlifeencounters
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/508036/

Golden Hour on Lough Aderry

I think this is my first or perhaps second time stopping at Lough Aderry, just outside Castlemartyr in Co. Cork. I’ve passed by there many times but in the evening when the light is good it’s always with the aim of getting home after a possibly long day away. This evening I did stop as […]...

https://inphotos.org/2026/03/20/golden-hour-on-lough-aderry/

#Birds #Cork #GoldenHour #Ireland #lake #LoughAderry #MuteSwans #Photo #Reflections #sunset #swans #wildlife

Golden Hour on Lough Aderry

I think this is my first or perhaps second time stopping at Lough Aderry, just outside Castlemartyr in Co. Cork. I’ve passed by there many times but in the evening when the light is good it’s always with the aim of getting home after a possibly long day away. This evening I did stop as […]...

https://inphotos.org/2026/03/20/golden-hour-on-lough-aderry/

#Birds #Cork #GoldenHour #Ireland #lake #LoughAderry #MuteSwans #Photo #Reflections #sunset #swans #wildlife

Golden Hour on Lough Aderry

I think this is my first or perhaps second time stopping at Lough Aderry, just outside Castlemartyr in Co. Cork. I’ve passed by there many times but in the evening when the light is good it’s always with the aim of getting home after a possibly long day away. This evening I did stop as […]...

https://inphotos.org/2026/03/20/golden-hour-on-lough-aderry/

#Birds #Cork #GoldenHour #Ireland #lake #LoughAderry #MuteSwans #Photo #Reflections #sunset #swans #wildlife

Golden Hour on Lough Aderry

I think this is my first or perhaps second time stopping at Lough Aderry, just outside Castlemartyr in Co. Cork. I’ve passed by there many times but in the evening when the light is good it’s always with the aim of getting home after a possibly long day away. This evening I did stop as […]...

https://inphotos.org/2026/03/20/golden-hour-on-lough-aderry/

#Birds #Cork #GoldenHour #Ireland #lake #LoughAderry #MuteSwans #Photo #Reflections #sunset #swans #wildlife

Golden Hour on Lough Aderry

I think this is my first or perhaps second time stopping at Lough Aderry, just outside Castlemartyr in Co. Cork. I’ve passed by there many times but in the evening when the light is good it’s always with the aim of getting home after a possibly long day away.

This evening I did stop as there was a nice sunset. The sun had dipped below a cloudbank just as we arrived but there was still a glow in the air. I was delighted to see swans swimming and feeding in the cool evening air!

Golden Hour on Lough Aderry

I think this is my first or perhaps second time stopping at Lough Aderry, just outside Castlemartyr in Co. Cork. I’ve passed by there many times but in the evening when the light is good it’s always with the aim of getting home after a possibly long day away.

This evening I did stop as there was a nice sunset. The sun had dipped below a cloudbank just as we arrived but there was still a glow in the air. I was delighted to see swans swimming and feeding in the cool evening air!

Golden Hour on Lough Aderry

I think this is my first or perhaps second time stopping at Lough Aderry, just outside Castlemartyr in Co. Cork. I’ve passed by there many times but in the evening when the light is good it’s always with the aim of getting home after a possibly long day away.

This evening I did stop as there was a nice sunset. The sun had dipped below a cloudbank just as we arrived but there was still a glow in the air. I was delighted to see swans swimming and feeding in the cool evening air!

Golden Hour on Lough Aderry

I think this is my first or perhaps second time stopping at Lough Aderry, just outside Castlemartyr in Co. Cork. I’ve passed by there many times but in the evening when the light is good it’s always with the aim of getting home after a possibly long day away.

This evening I did stop as there was a nice sunset. The sun had dipped below a cloudbank just as we arrived but there was still a glow in the air. I was delighted to see swans swimming and feeding in the cool evening air!

The Swan Whisperer of Galway

If you’ve ever wandered down to the Claddagh in Galway, you’ll know the swans are less “graceful wild creatures” and more “assertive locals who know exactly when the bread’s coming out.”

That’s what happened on this day in 2005 when we visited and saw a young woman feeding those swans. Other birds wanted crumbs of bread too! Now we know that bread is not an ideal food for birds. Green vegetables are better for them.

#2005 #birdFeeding #Birds #Claddagh #galway #Ireland #IrishWildlife #muteSwans #Photo #Photography #Sony717 #StreetPhotography #swans #travelPhotography #wildlife #winter

The Swan Whisperer of Galway

If you’ve ever wandered down to the Claddagh in Galway, you’ll know the swans are less “graceful wild creatures” and more “assertive locals who know exactly when the bread’s coming out.”

That’s what happened on this day in 2005 when we visited and saw a young woman feeding those swans. Other birds wanted crumbs of bread too! Now we know that bread is not an ideal food for birds. Green vegetables are better for them.

#2005 #birdFeeding #Birds #Claddagh #galway #Ireland #IrishWildlife #muteSwans #Photo #Photography #Sony717 #StreetPhotography #swans #travelPhotography #wildlife #winter

The Swan Whisperer of Galway

If you’ve ever wandered down to the Claddagh in Galway, you’ll know the swans are less “graceful wild creatures” and more “assertive locals who know exactly when the bread’s coming out.”

That’s what happened on this day in 2005 when we visited and saw a young woman feeding those swans. Other birds wanted crumbs of bread too! Now we know that bread is not an ideal food for birds. Green vegetables are better for them.

#2005 #birdFeeding #Birds #Claddagh #galway #Ireland #IrishWildlife #muteSwans #Photo #Photography #Sony717 #StreetPhotography #swans #travelPhotography #wildlife #winter

The Swan Whisperer of Galway

If you’ve ever wandered down to the Claddagh in Galway, you’ll know the swans are less “graceful wild creatures” and more “assertive locals who know exactly when the bread’s coming out.”

That’s what happened on this day in 2005 when we visited and saw a young woman feeding those swans. Other birds wanted crumbs of bread too! Now we know that bread is not an ideal food for birds. Green vegetables are better for them.

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#2005 #birdFeeding #Birds #Claddagh #galway #Ireland #IrishWildlife #muteSwans #Photo #Photography #Sony717 #StreetPhotography #swans #travelPhotography #wildlife #winter

New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2025/11/23/marizannes-masterclass/
A look back at today's #WBBL match and a #photo gallery,
#cricket #T20 #WBBL11 #WBBL2025 #BHvMS #photography #birds #insects #buildings #history #LittleEgrets #MuteSwans #Gulls #Starlings

New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2025/11/23/marizannes-masterclass/
A look back at today's #WBBL match and a #photo gallery,
#cricket #T20 #WBBL11 #WBBL2025 #BHvMS #photography #birds #insects #buildings #history #LittleEgrets #MuteSwans #Gulls #Starlings

New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2025/11/23/marizannes-masterclass/
A look back at today's #WBBL match and a #photo gallery,
#cricket #T20 #WBBL11 #WBBL2025 #BHvMS #photography #birds #insects #buildings #history #LittleEgrets #MuteSwans #Gulls #Starlings

New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2025/11/23/marizannes-masterclass/
A look back at today's #WBBL match and a #photo gallery,
#cricket #T20 #WBBL11 #WBBL2025 #BHvMS #photography #birds #insects #buildings #history #LittleEgrets #MuteSwans #Gulls #Starlings

New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2025/11/19/thunder-v-scorchers/
An account of today's match in #WBBL11 and a lot of #photos.
#cricket #T20 #WBBL2025 #STvPS #photography #birds #MuteSwans #Cormorants #GreyHeron #leaves #buildings

New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2025/11/19/thunder-v-scorchers/
An account of today's match in #WBBL11 and a lot of #photos.
#cricket #T20 #WBBL2025 #STvPS #photography #birds #MuteSwans #Cormorants #GreyHeron #leaves #buildings

New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2025/11/19/thunder-v-scorchers/
An account of today's match in #WBBL11 and a lot of #photos.
#cricket #T20 #WBBL2025 #STvPS #photography #birds #MuteSwans #Cormorants #GreyHeron #leaves #buildings

New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2025/11/19/thunder-v-scorchers/
An account of today's match in #WBBL11 and a lot of #photos.
#cricket #T20 #WBBL2025 #STvPS #photography #birds #MuteSwans #Cormorants #GreyHeron #leaves #buildings

Officials take bold action as ‘extremely aggressive’ creatures wreak havoc on US region: ‘It’s pretty alarming’

California residents can now use a surprising method to help rid the state of an invasive species. Earlier…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Wildlife #California #davis #GavinNewsom #invasivespecies #MuteSwans #Science #universityofcalifornia
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/271381/

#GavinNewsom wants you to come to #California and kill #swans, and has made it legal to shoot them without any license or permit.

A recent #CalMatters report citing state wildlife researchers’ data on #MuteSwans estimated there are more than 12,000 of these 25lb and up orange beaked EU import birds in he state, a ten fold increase in just 3 years.

A study on east coast found they eat up to 8lbs a day of submerged #aquatic vegetation, destroying #habitat and food sources for native species faster than #grasses could ever recover.

https://mendovoice.com/2025/10/mute-swans-now-on-state-fish-and-wildlife-take-list/

https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/10/22/californians-shoot-swans-year-round/?share=tichrweory2esepeiata #GiftLink #Cygnets #NonNativeSpecies

"Together"
Teableau for 10/22/25

Mute Swans by British artist Robert Gillmor.
Mute Swans are England's largest bird and only swan. We have them in Puget Sound, as well, but they're an invasive species here, crowding the native Tundra Swans nearly to extinction. Lethal beauty.

#Tea #MuteSwans #Teableau #TeaCozy #TeaCosy #VintageChina #VintageGlass #Handmade #Sewing #HerbalTea #MuranoGlass #England #PNW #PugetSound #MosserGlass #ArtDeco #DepressionGlass

"Together"
Teableau for 10/22/25

Mute Swans by British artist Robert Gillmor.
Mute Swans are England's largest bird and only swan. We have them in Puget Sound, as well, but they're an invasive species here, crowding the native Tundra Swans nearly to extinction. Lethal beauty.

#Tea #MuteSwans #Teableau #TeaCozy #TeaCosy #VintageChina #VintageGlass #Handmade #Sewing #HerbalTea #MuranoGlass #England #PNW #PugetSound #MosserGlass #ArtDeco #DepressionGlass

"Together"
Teableau for 10/22/25

Mute Swans by British artist Robert Gillmor.
Mute Swans are England's largest bird and only swan. We have them in Puget Sound, as well, but they're an invasive species here, crowding the native Tundra Swans nearly to extinction. Lethal beauty.

#Tea #MuteSwans #Teableau #TeaCozy #TeaCosy #VintageChina #VintageGlass #Handmade #Sewing #HerbalTea #MuranoGlass #England #PNW #PugetSound #MosserGlass #ArtDeco #DepressionGlass

Neighborhood toughs.

October 1, 2025. Wolverine Lake, Michigan.

#bird #birds #MuteSwans #swans #nature #naturephotography #photography #michigan #fall #autumn #art #birdsofmastodon #MastoArt

Neighborhood toughs.

October 1, 2025. Wolverine Lake, Michigan.

#bird #birds #MuteSwans #swans #nature #naturephotography #photography #michigan #fall #autumn #art #birdsofmastodon #MastoArt

Neighborhood toughs.

October 1, 2025. Wolverine Lake, Michigan.

#bird #birds #MuteSwans #swans #nature #naturephotography #photography #michigan #fall #autumn #art #birdsofmastodon #MastoArt

Neighborhood toughs.

October 1, 2025. Wolverine Lake, Michigan.

#bird #birds #MuteSwans #swans #nature #naturephotography #photography #michigan #fall #autumn #art #birdsofmastodon #MastoArt

Neighborhood toughs. October 1, 2025. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #bird #birds #MuteSwans #swans #nature #naturephotography #photography #michigan #fall #autumn #art #birdsofbluesky

Neighborhood toughs. October 1, 2025. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #bird #birds #MuteSwans #swans #nature #naturephotography #photography #michigan #fall #autumn #art #birdsofbluesky

Neighborhood toughs. October 1, 2025. Wolverine Lake, Michigan. #bird #birds #MuteSwans #swans #nature #naturephotography #photography #michigan #fall #autumn #art #birdsofbluesky

These two pristine swans came up to me (well, one did, the other hung back) when I went to take my usual photo from footbridge. It's the first time I've seen them on the big allotment pond. Unfortunately, I didn't have my duck food on me 😞 #MuteSwans #CygnusOlor #Swans #Allotments #Kent #England | #birdsoftheworld #birds

These two pristine swans came up to me (well, one did, the other hung back) when I went to take my usual photo from footbridge. It's the first time I've seen them on the big allotment pond. Unfortunately, I didn't have my duck food on me 😞 #MuteSwans #CygnusOlor #Swans #Allotments #Kent #England | #birdsoftheworld #birds

These two pristine swans came up to me (well, one did, the other hung back) when I went to take my usual photo from footbridge. It's the first time I've seen them on the big allotment pond. Unfortunately, I didn't have my duck food on me 😞 #MuteSwans #CygnusOlor #Swans #Allotments #Kent #England | #birdsoftheworld #birds

These two pristine swans came up to me (well, one did, the other hung back) when I went to take my usual photo from footbridge. It's the first time I've seen them on the big allotment pond. Unfortunately, I didn't have my duck food on me 😞 #MuteSwans #CygnusOlor #Swans #Allotments #Kent #England | #birdsoftheworld #birds

#BackyardPoultry face #BirdFlu risk when migrating #mallards stop to rest

February 24, 2025

Summary:
Knowing where, when and for how long mallard ducks -- natural carriers of avian influenza -- stop and rest as they migrate can help predict the probability that they will spread bird flu to backyard poultry flocks, according to a new study.

"Knowing where, when and for how long mallard ducks -- natural carriers of avian influenza -- stop and rest as they migrate can help predict the probability that they will spread bird flu to backyard poultry flocks, according to a Cornell University study.

"The finding, published in Scientific Reports, takes an important step in explaining the transmission dynamics of bird flu, a strain also known as Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (#HPAI), and could one day inform people with backyard poultry of the best times to take extra precautions to isolate their birds from wild ones.

"The researchers used a computer model to predict infection risk to backyard poultry, resident mallards and overwintering mute swans in Croatia, which serves as a stopover area for both migratory mallards and the swans.

"While #mallards tolerate avian influenza well, it is fatal to #MuteSwans; the dead birds can serve to alert people to the presence of bird flu that is otherwise hard to detect in the wild.

"Though Croatia served as a study system in this paper, the results are relevant to other places, including the #UnitedStates.

"'The virus has jumped independently at different times from wild birds to dairy cows,' said Sebastian Llanos-Soto, a doctoral student in the lab of senior author Renata Ivanek, professor of epidemiology.

"'There is an urgent need to improve our ability to predict the introduction of avian influenza at the wildlife-domestic animal interface and our study contributes to this goal,' Llanos-Soto said.

"In the study, the computer model was informed with migratory data, with migratory mute swans arriving in Croatia between September and November to winter and returning to breeding grounds between February and April.

"Mallards arrive between October and November for a stopover of seven to 28 days before continuing on their migration through the Mediterranean-Black Sea flyway.

"The model simulated the transmission of HPAI in an area considered to be of high risk for introduction into #poultry farms via #waterfowl.

"The model was validated with real-world bird and farm data from the study area.

"The study was funded by the College of Veterinary Medicine; the Cornell Institute for Digital Agriculture; and the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture."

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250224122956.htm
#BirdMigrations #DuckMigrations #HPAINews #HPAI #AvianFlu #AvianInfluenza #USDA #CornellUniversity #Europe #Croatia

#BackyardPoultry face #BirdFlu risk when migrating #mallards stop to rest

February 24, 2025

Summary:
Knowing where, when and for how long mallard ducks -- natural carriers of avian influenza -- stop and rest as they migrate can help predict the probability that they will spread bird flu to backyard poultry flocks, according to a new study.

"Knowing where, when and for how long mallard ducks -- natural carriers of avian influenza -- stop and rest as they migrate can help predict the probability that they will spread bird flu to backyard poultry flocks, according to a Cornell University study.

"The finding, published in Scientific Reports, takes an important step in explaining the transmission dynamics of bird flu, a strain also known as Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (#HPAI), and could one day inform people with backyard poultry of the best times to take extra precautions to isolate their birds from wild ones.

"The researchers used a computer model to predict infection risk to backyard poultry, resident mallards and overwintering mute swans in Croatia, which serves as a stopover area for both migratory mallards and the swans.

"While #mallards tolerate avian influenza well, it is fatal to #MuteSwans; the dead birds can serve to alert people to the presence of bird flu that is otherwise hard to detect in the wild.

"Though Croatia served as a study system in this paper, the results are relevant to other places, including the #UnitedStates.

"'The virus has jumped independently at different times from wild birds to dairy cows,' said Sebastian Llanos-Soto, a doctoral student in the lab of senior author Renata Ivanek, professor of epidemiology.

"'There is an urgent need to improve our ability to predict the introduction of avian influenza at the wildlife-domestic animal interface and our study contributes to this goal,' Llanos-Soto said.

"In the study, the computer model was informed with migratory data, with migratory mute swans arriving in Croatia between September and November to winter and returning to breeding grounds between February and April.

"Mallards arrive between October and November for a stopover of seven to 28 days before continuing on their migration through the Mediterranean-Black Sea flyway.

"The model simulated the transmission of HPAI in an area considered to be of high risk for introduction into #poultry farms via #waterfowl.

"The model was validated with real-world bird and farm data from the study area.

"The study was funded by the College of Veterinary Medicine; the Cornell Institute for Digital Agriculture; and the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture."

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250224122956.htm
#BirdMigrations #DuckMigrations #HPAINews #HPAI #AvianFlu #AvianInfluenza #USDA #CornellUniversity #Europe #Croatia

#BackyardPoultry face #BirdFlu risk when migrating #mallards stop to rest

February 24, 2025

Summary:
Knowing where, when and for how long mallard ducks -- natural carriers of avian influenza -- stop and rest as they migrate can help predict the probability that they will spread bird flu to backyard poultry flocks, according to a new study.

"Knowing where, when and for how long mallard ducks -- natural carriers of avian influenza -- stop and rest as they migrate can help predict the probability that they will spread bird flu to backyard poultry flocks, according to a Cornell University study.

"The finding, published in Scientific Reports, takes an important step in explaining the transmission dynamics of bird flu, a strain also known as Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (#HPAI), and could one day inform people with backyard poultry of the best times to take extra precautions to isolate their birds from wild ones.

"The researchers used a computer model to predict infection risk to backyard poultry, resident mallards and overwintering mute swans in Croatia, which serves as a stopover area for both migratory mallards and the swans.

"While #mallards tolerate avian influenza well, it is fatal to #MuteSwans; the dead birds can serve to alert people to the presence of bird flu that is otherwise hard to detect in the wild.

"Though Croatia served as a study system in this paper, the results are relevant to other places, including the #UnitedStates.

"'The virus has jumped independently at different times from wild birds to dairy cows,' said Sebastian Llanos-Soto, a doctoral student in the lab of senior author Renata Ivanek, professor of epidemiology.

"'There is an urgent need to improve our ability to predict the introduction of avian influenza at the wildlife-domestic animal interface and our study contributes to this goal,' Llanos-Soto said.

"In the study, the computer model was informed with migratory data, with migratory mute swans arriving in Croatia between September and November to winter and returning to breeding grounds between February and April.

"Mallards arrive between October and November for a stopover of seven to 28 days before continuing on their migration through the Mediterranean-Black Sea flyway.

"The model simulated the transmission of HPAI in an area considered to be of high risk for introduction into #poultry farms via #waterfowl.

"The model was validated with real-world bird and farm data from the study area.

"The study was funded by the College of Veterinary Medicine; the Cornell Institute for Digital Agriculture; and the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture."

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250224122956.htm
#BirdMigrations #DuckMigrations #HPAINews #HPAI #AvianFlu #AvianInfluenza #USDA #CornellUniversity #Europe #Croatia

#BackyardPoultry face #BirdFlu risk when migrating #mallards stop to rest

February 24, 2025

Summary:
Knowing where, when and for how long mallard ducks -- natural carriers of avian influenza -- stop and rest as they migrate can help predict the probability that they will spread bird flu to backyard poultry flocks, according to a new study.

"Knowing where, when and for how long mallard ducks -- natural carriers of avian influenza -- stop and rest as they migrate can help predict the probability that they will spread bird flu to backyard poultry flocks, according to a Cornell University study.

"The finding, published in Scientific Reports, takes an important step in explaining the transmission dynamics of bird flu, a strain also known as Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (#HPAI), and could one day inform people with backyard poultry of the best times to take extra precautions to isolate their birds from wild ones.

"The researchers used a computer model to predict infection risk to backyard poultry, resident mallards and overwintering mute swans in Croatia, which serves as a stopover area for both migratory mallards and the swans.

"While #mallards tolerate avian influenza well, it is fatal to #MuteSwans; the dead birds can serve to alert people to the presence of bird flu that is otherwise hard to detect in the wild.

"Though Croatia served as a study system in this paper, the results are relevant to other places, including the #UnitedStates.

"'The virus has jumped independently at different times from wild birds to dairy cows,' said Sebastian Llanos-Soto, a doctoral student in the lab of senior author Renata Ivanek, professor of epidemiology.

"'There is an urgent need to improve our ability to predict the introduction of avian influenza at the wildlife-domestic animal interface and our study contributes to this goal,' Llanos-Soto said.

"In the study, the computer model was informed with migratory data, with migratory mute swans arriving in Croatia between September and November to winter and returning to breeding grounds between February and April.

"Mallards arrive between October and November for a stopover of seven to 28 days before continuing on their migration through the Mediterranean-Black Sea flyway.

"The model simulated the transmission of HPAI in an area considered to be of high risk for introduction into #poultry farms via #waterfowl.

"The model was validated with real-world bird and farm data from the study area.

"The study was funded by the College of Veterinary Medicine; the Cornell Institute for Digital Agriculture; and the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture."

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250224122956.htm
#BirdMigrations #DuckMigrations #HPAINews #HPAI #AvianFlu #AvianInfluenza #USDA #CornellUniversity #Europe #Croatia

Lake of the Lilies

Lake of the Lilies

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📍: Croxton Waste Weir
ℹ️: weir
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=53.2039768397517&mlon=-2.46461537800676#map=17/53.2039768397517/-2.46461537800676
📸: Photo by Wildlife Terry on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/44510888@N05/23996518263

#canal #river #narrowboat #barge #gongoozler #england #uk #flickr #trentmerseycanal #towpath #middlewich #rudheath #kingslock #winter #cygnusolor #muteswans #cygnets #swanlings #swanwhisperer #mallards #moorhens #countrysidepursuitspastimes #walkingbirdwatching #wildfowl #waterfowl #cheshireringcanalswalk #canadageese

📍: Bridge 180A
ℹ️: railway bridge
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=53.2293919784984&mlon=-2.47056826533171#map=17/53.2293919784984/-2.47056826533171
📸: Photo by Wildlife Terry on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/44510888@N05/23996518793

#canal #river #narrowboat #barge #gongoozler #england #uk #flickr #trentmerseycanal #towpath #middlewich #rudheath #kingslock #winter #cygnusolor #muteswans #cygnets #swanlings #swanwhisperer #mallards #moorhens #countrysidepursuitspastimes #walkingbirdwatching #wildfowl #waterfowl #cheshireringcanalswalk #canadageese

📍: Bridge 180A
ℹ️: railway bridge
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=53.2293919784984&mlon=-2.47056826533171#map=17/53.2293919784984/-2.47056826533171
📸: Photo by Wildlife Terry on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/44510888@N05/23996518793

#canal #river #narrowboat #barge #gongoozler #england #uk #flickr #trentmerseycanal #towpath #middlewich #rudheath #kingslock #winter #cygnusolor #muteswans #cygnets #swanlings #swanwhisperer #mallards #moorhens #countrysidepursuitspastimes #walkingbirdwatching #wildfowl #waterfowl #cheshireringcanalswalk #canadageese

Some #photos from my husband's Friday #walk around Clatto Reservoir in #Dundee, #Scotland. #Tayside #Clatto #ClattoReservoir #Reservoirs #Reservoir #Photography #Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography #BirdingPhotography #JuvenileBirds #Butterflies #Lakes #Lake #Gull #Gulls #Seagull #Seagulls #HerringGull #HerringGulls #Butterfly #PeacockButterfly #Swans #Swan #MuteSwans #MuteSwan #Grebes #Grebe #GreatCrestedGrebe #GreatCrestedGrebes #Nature #Wildlife #Countryside #UrbanNature #CityWildlife