Wooden Wings – Álft

8. Álft / Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)

Þetta eru glæsilegir hvítir risar á vötnum og votlendi. Vænghaf þeirra er 205–275 cm. Þær verpa 4–7 eggjum og síðan flýgur öll fjölskyldan til Bretlands og Írlands yfir veturinn. Kall þeirra hljómar eins og hátt gag. Ímyndaðu þér bíla fljúga yfir hausinn á þér.

These are the elegant white giants on lakes and wetlands. They have a wingspan of 205 to 275 cm. They lay 4 to 7 eggs, and then whole families fly off to Britain and Ireland for the winter. Their call sounds like a loud honk. Imagine a car flying overhead.

Wooden Wings trail: 1. Tjaldur – Eurasian oystercatcher; 2. Fýll – Northern fulmar; 3. Kría – Arctic tern; 4. Óðinshani – Red phalarope; 5. Heiðlóa – European golden plover; 6. Rjúpa – Rock ptarmigan; 7. Lómur – Red-throated diver; 8. Álft – Whooper swan; 9. Sendlingur – Purple sandpiper; 10. Æðafugl – Common eider; 11. Fálki – Gyrfalcon: 12. Himbrimi – Great northern diver.

Nemendur: Aron Halldórsson, Bergdís Gunnarsdóttir, Björn Ríkharðsson, Hoskldur Steinthorsson, Ólafur Hilmirsson, Sigrún Gunnarsdóttir.

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