This lone swan was one of the few living souls at Stroomi rand on the first official day of sunning and swimming season. The kühmnokk-luik (“hump-billed swan” because of the characteristic black bump on top of its otherwise orange bill), Cygnus olor, is Estonia’s largest bird, just as the Trumpeter swan is the largest North American bird. Known as the Mute swan in English, since it hardly makes a sound, it is one of the oldest bird species in existence, (not to mention one of the heaviest fliers) and Denmark’s national bird. The only other swan you might see in Estonia is the smaller, yellow-billed laululuik (Whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus), Finland’s national bird. Northern Hemisphere species of swan have a pure white sulestik (plumage), while Southern Hemisphere species are mixed black and white and the Australian Black Swan is completely black. Young swans are known as cygnets, from the Latin word for swan, an adult male is a cob, from Middle English (leader of a group) and an adult female is a pen. Although Mute swans establish strong bonds, they do not always pair for life, as is widely believed. They may have as many as 4 mates during their lifetimes, which is still quite exemplary for the animal kingdom.
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This lone swan was one of the few living souls at Stroomi rand on the first official day of sunning and swimming season. The kühmnokk-luik (“hump-billed swan” because of the characteristic black bump on top of its otherwise orange bill), Cygnus olor, is Estonia’s largest bird, just as the Trumpeter swan is the largest North American bird. Known as the Mute swan in English, since it hardly makes a sound, it is one of the oldest bird species in existence, (not to mention one of the heaviest fliers) and Denmark’s national bird. The only other swan you might see in Estonia is the smaller, yellow-billed laululuik (Whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus), Finland’s national bird. Northern Hemisphere species of swan have a pure white sulestik (plumage), while Southern Hemisphere species are mixed black and white and the Australian Black Swan is completely black. Young swans are known as cygnets, from the Latin word for swan, an adult male is a cob, from Middle English (leader of a group) and an adult female is a pen. Although Mute swans establish strong bonds, they do not always pair for life, as is widely believed. They may have as many as 4 mates during their lifetimes, which is still quite exemplary for the animal kingdom.
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Has anyone noticed the similarity between the Estonian word for beach RAND and the Swedish STRAND? And the main road in London England, which in spots runs parallel to the bank of the Thames... is The Strand!
"Strand derives its name from the Old English word for "shore" or "river bank". (Swedish/Danish/Norwegian/Icelandic, Finnish, German and Dutch have also derived their word for "beach" from the same Germanic root; many beaches in Ireland are still called "strands")."
Source: Wikipedia.
"Strand derives its name from the Old English word for "shore" or "river bank". (Swedish/Danish/Norwegian/Icelandic, Finnish, German and Dutch have also derived their word for "beach" from the same Germanic root; many beaches in Ireland are still called "strands")."
Source: Wikipedia.
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