Wednesday 22 July 2020

The Black Swans


The Swans on Lake Dulverton in the town of Oatlands in the midlands of Tasmania.
Was born in Oatlands and moved to Hobart when 7 months old when my late dad joined the Police Force.

On the 1st of March we went from Launceston here in Tasmania my home State for a holiday travelling to some areas of the Island when we had never heard of Covid-19. During this time from the blog High Riser Andrew and his partner were travelling the Island too, we were always in different places at different times which was unfortunate because we never got that chance to meet.

Took our caravan and camped for the first night by Lake Dulverton arriving just after lunch, set everything up and sat on the seat provided and watched the Black Swans.
Amazing creatures to observe.

*Click on the images to see larger view.*


Having a squabble.


Sleeping.


Some younger ones.




These two were eyeing up each other.



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Location: Oatlands TAS 7120, Australia

39 comments:

  1. AnitaWednesday 22 July 2020 at 02:38:00 GMT+10

    Beautiful black swans!!And so many!Nice to know about Tasmania and your father as well :))Thank you for sharing!

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    1. Margaret DWednesday 22 July 2020 at 22:45:00 GMT+10

      There were a lot more swans in the lake.
      You are welcome :)

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  2. VENTANA DE FOTOWednesday 22 July 2020 at 04:39:00 GMT+10

    Has tenido ocasión de ofrecer unas buenas vistas, con tus fotografías.

    Son francamente hermosos esos cisnes negros.

    Besos

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    1. Margaret DWednesday 22 July 2020 at 22:47:00 GMT+10

      They are beautiful, wonderful to watch and lucky I had the time to see their antics.

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  3. Elephant's ChildWednesday 22 July 2020 at 04:48:00 GMT+10

    They are truly beautiful birds aren't they (though if they are used to people they can be demanding to the point of aggression).
    What a shame you couldn't meet up with Andrew and his partner. Some other trip perhaps.

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    1. Margaret DWednesday 22 July 2020 at 22:49:00 GMT+10

      Have come across a couple of aggressive black swans in another place in Tasmania, they were used to humans and wanted food, I didn't have any so they took after me looking for food.
      It was a pity we didn't meet up.

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  4. DUTAWednesday 22 July 2020 at 05:13:00 GMT+10

    Such gracious birds! and as the saying goes : 'black is beautiful'.

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  5. RosemaryWednesday 22 July 2020 at 05:16:00 GMT+10

    The black swans are lovely - we do have some here, but ours are mostly white.

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    1. Margaret DWednesday 22 July 2020 at 22:51:00 GMT+10

      I've only seen about 2 white swans in Tasmania and that was long ago, haven't seen anymore.

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  6. DeniseinVAWednesday 22 July 2020 at 05:42:00 GMT+10

    I love these black swans. Super photos Margaret and always enjoyed the map you included again.

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    1. Margaret DWednesday 22 July 2020 at 22:51:00 GMT+10

      Thanks Denise, they are wonderful to watch especially when there were so many.

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  7. GosiaWednesday 22 July 2020 at 07:18:00 GMT+10

    wow great swans

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  8. AnonymousWednesday 22 July 2020 at 09:01:00 GMT+10

    Swans are always good. When we set off for Tasmania we knew about the virus but hey, that couldn't possibly affect us. Hell broke loose over the next ten days and all was terribly wrong by the time we nervously returned home. But we are pleased we did have that short holiday. It might be a long time before another one for us.

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    1. Margaret DWednesday 22 July 2020 at 22:56:00 GMT+10

      We didn't know when we left home about the virus it wasn't mentioned till a few weeks later, probably you heard about it before we did. Also heard about it whilst we were away but one place we stayed didn't we couldn't get TV/news or any reception so we didn't know what was going on exactly.
      Indeed you were lucky to have been for a holiday before the virus was a problem.

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  9. Jo-Anne's RamblingsWednesday 22 July 2020 at 11:34:00 GMT+10

    What beautiful creatures

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  10. RosieWednesday 22 July 2020 at 13:55:00 GMT+10

    Lovely photos again, the swans are magnificent. You were lucky to get away when you did as everything went wrong after that. Hope you can get away again soon. Stay safe and well.

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    1. Margaret DWednesday 22 July 2020 at 22:58:00 GMT+10

      Thanks Rosie.
      We were very lucky to go away when we did, hopefully we will travel in Tasmania in spring..

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  11. Nancy ChanWednesday 22 July 2020 at 16:56:00 GMT+10

    Beautiful black swans and so graceful too. With the caravan, you get to see so many lovely places.

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    1. Margaret DWednesday 22 July 2020 at 22:59:00 GMT+10

      We do get to see lovely places for we can stay as long as we want without a rush to move on.

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  12. Bill Wednesday 22 July 2020 at 18:04:00 GMT+10

    A swan and a coot (at least that's what it looks like)! Perhaps the coot is as gracebul as a swan inhis heart. Perhaps the swan is simply a narcissistic clown. Oh my... It's my bed time. ♥

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    1. Margaret DWednesday 22 July 2020 at 23:03:00 GMT+10

      That is a Coot and there are so many there too.
      I must say that the swans are rather funny at times :)

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  13. The PadreWednesday 22 July 2020 at 21:32:00 GMT+10

    They Have Such Cute Personalities - You Captured More Than Just A Moment Here - Way Cool - Big Hugs Regarding Your Late Father - Stay Strong And Keep The Camera Handy

    Cheers

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    1. Margaret DWednesday 22 July 2020 at 23:08:00 GMT+10

      Each swan is different, they chatter and fight just like we humans.
      Thanks.

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  14. Margaret DWednesday 22 July 2020 at 22:47:00 GMT+10

    Thanks Agnieszka.

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  15. BillThursday 23 July 2020 at 05:03:00 GMT+10

    What beautiful black swans, we only see white ones here.

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    1. Margaret DThursday 23 July 2020 at 19:43:00 GMT+10

      Must be nice to see white swans as it is for us to be black ones all the time.

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  16. TeresaThursday 23 July 2020 at 09:28:00 GMT+10

    Los cisnes negros son preciosos, como tus fotografías que quedaron muy bien. Besos.

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  17. NataliaThursday 23 July 2020 at 20:13:00 GMT+10

    Wow,they are pretty! I haven't seen them in real life☺

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  18. Lowcarb team memberFriday 24 July 2020 at 07:35:00 GMT+10

    Lovely to see the black swans, a nice series of photographs.

    All the best Jan

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  19. LeeFriday 24 July 2020 at 12:04:00 GMT+10

    Such beautiful creatures...shown beautifully by your excellent photography! :)

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  20. Maria RodriguesSunday 26 July 2020 at 19:30:00 GMT+10

    So beautiful and elegant.
    Great shots.

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