Tag: Birds

• Swans, Ducks and Geese

  

  Michigan in the Great Lakes Swans, Ducks and Geese Mute Swans Did you know that a female swan is called a Pen and a male swan is called a Cob? Young swans are called cygnets. The scientific name for the Mute Swan, shown in the photo above, is Cygnus olor. Mute Swans are white and…

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  October 24, 2022

  Birds, Fish and Animals

  Birds, Canada Goose, Ducks, Geese, Mallards, Mute Swans, Swans

• Ring-billed Gull

  

  Michigan in the Great Lakes Ring-billed Gull Have you seen a gull with a black ring around its bill and wondered why it looked that way? The Ring-billed Gull, found on the beaches of Michigan’s upper and lower peninsulas, among other places, can be identified by the black ring on its bill that appears after…

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  September 3, 2022

  Birds, Fish and Animals

  Birds, Gulls, Ring-billed gull, Seagulls