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This was an awesome site that I just saw. Too bad I was in too much amazement to even pull out my cellphone camera.
My neighbor has a small pond in his backyard (see pic below) .. pretty neat actually with the proper aquatic plants, etc.
Anyways, walking to my back door with my son this GIGANTIC bird lifted off from back there - probably within 20 feet from me.
wingspan was probably greater than 6 foot. Dark colored body and wings.
longer neck ... but it was white from the shoulders to the head with a long beak.
I watched it fly away over the school and into the distance.
My son saw it more than I did
It had a long neck and a larger head and a long beak.
I only saw it from the backside and as it was flying away in the distance.
But looking at photos of birds on the net I cannot figure out what it was.
I live in SE Michigan just north of Detroit ... a good 20 miles from the Detroit River & small lakes. There are plenty of small lakes in the area though.
It was basically a mix of a large bird of prey and a swan's white long neck and head with a long beak.
Anyone have an idea of what it could have been ??
This is a quick pic over the fence of my neighbors small pond. They have kept some pretty large fish in it that I've seen in the past, And turtles. He has mentioned that his aquatic life disappears from time to time. He thought before that a turtle got out and wandered away. These even though his yard is fenced in and it's hard to wander around without kids seeing something in the school yard or in the street.
Makes one want to become a birder immediately to get photos of these gigantic and graceful birds
wow ... I need a Tamzooka or Bigma soon ...
My neighbor has a small pond in his backyard (see pic below) .. pretty neat actually with the proper aquatic plants, etc.
Anyways, walking to my back door with my son this GIGANTIC bird lifted off from back there - probably within 20 feet from me.
wingspan was probably greater than 6 foot. Dark colored body and wings.
longer neck ... but it was white from the shoulders to the head with a long beak.
I watched it fly away over the school and into the distance.
My son saw it more than I did
It had a long neck and a larger head and a long beak.
I only saw it from the backside and as it was flying away in the distance.
But looking at photos of birds on the net I cannot figure out what it was.
I live in SE Michigan just north of Detroit ... a good 20 miles from the Detroit River & small lakes. There are plenty of small lakes in the area though.
It was basically a mix of a large bird of prey and a swan's white long neck and head with a long beak.
Anyone have an idea of what it could have been ??
This is a quick pic over the fence of my neighbors small pond. They have kept some pretty large fish in it that I've seen in the past, And turtles. He has mentioned that his aquatic life disappears from time to time. He thought before that a turtle got out and wandered away. These even though his yard is fenced in and it's hard to wander around without kids seeing something in the school yard or in the street.
Makes one want to become a birder immediately to get photos of these gigantic and graceful birds
wow ... I need a Tamzooka or Bigma soon ...