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Qurjuk • Tundra Swan

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Qurjuk • Tundra Swan

Qurjuk • Tundra Swan

The Tundra Swan breeds on the Arctic and subarctic tundra where they live in rivers, lakes and shallow pools. In the summer their diets consist mainly or marine vegetation and the rest of the year when they migrate south, they feed off corn, potatoes and other leftover grains and crops.

Photo Credit: Tundra Swan by , 2008. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tundra_swan#/media/File:Cygnus-columbianus-columbianus-002.jpg. Licenced with CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/.