They are typically owned by
collectors, fanciers, breeders, aviaries, estates that keep them as ornamental
birds. They are a restricted species in California that need a permit to
possess.
A pair of black swans were
spotted off of Long Beach on May 10, 2019.
PUBLISHED: May 10, 2019 at
3:21 pm | UPDATED: May 13, 2019 at 2:51 pm
A pair of black swans was spotted
in the Rainbow Harbor in Long Beach, a rare sight for the species that is
native to Australia and New Zealand.
Harbor Breeze boat captain Erik
Combs said he was getting ready for the morning whale watch tour when he
noticed two large dark-feathered birds next to the dock.
They had their heads in the
water, and at first he thought they were Canadian geese. But when the exotic
birds’ heads emerged, he noticed they had red bills.
“They came a little closer to the
dock, they were coming right to us like they were hungry, they were making
little honks,” he said. “They were very friendly, it looked like they were
someone’s pet.”
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Martin had to search the internet
to find out what kind of bird they were, and was surprised when the search
showed they were the black swans that are native to Australia and New Zealand.
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