Tundra (Whistling) Swan (?)
Cygnus columbianus
 (L 52" WS 66" WT 14.4 lb)
Thatcher Woods, IL
24Feb06
You think that upon the score of fore-
knowledge and divining I am infinitely inferior
to the swans. When they perceive approaching
death they sing more merrily than before,
because the joy they have in going to the God
they serve.
 (Socrates - From Bill Adler Jr, “The Quotable Birder,
The Lyons Press, 2001)
Most common swan in No. Amer.
Breeds in northern Canada and
Alaska...hence its name.