How to pronounce Whooper (Swan) - BirdForum
2022年4月6日 · Please can anyone advise: Is the above species pronounced in English as if the W is silent ( hooper swan) or do we pronounce it as Wooper swan? Click to expand... On the basis that 'where', 'when', 'why', 'which' and 'what' et al are stubbornly mispronounced in England as equivalent to 'w' in 'want', you might go along with the crowd and adopt ...
Lincoln, 12/10/2023, Whooper swan - BirdForum
2023年10月12日 · Confident this is a whooper swan and so is my dad however the rather short looking neck is causing me to be a little hesitant to report it as one without first getting further opinions- its forehead looks also quite steep. I would expect a Bewick to have much more black on the bill which this...
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2022年4月6日 · Back to the original question, I've never had Whooper Swans come up as a subject of conversation with any British friends, but all of the Americans and non-native speakers I've ever heard pronounced the w- and not the h-, so wooper more or less. I should guess the original / correct...
Whooper Swan - BirdForum Opus
2004年1月29日 · Identification. Length 140-165 cm, wingspan 205-235 cm, weight 7.5-12.7 kg White body; Long thin neck; Tail short, wedge-shaped
Long-staying injured Whooper Swan - BirdForum
2023年3月20日 · Now we are into Summer ( allegedly) I'm pleased to report the long- staying Whooper Swan is now in its third Summer here on the Kent Estuary in South Cumbria. Because of its broken wing it can't fly but it can walk and swim, so it spends its time on the marsh or on the river. Its looking in good shape, apart from the damaged wing.
Juvenile Bewick's or Whooper Swan - BirdForum
2009年12月4日 · Juvenile Bewick's or Whooper Swan - Seaton Pond, Co. Durham, UK Must admit I thought these were Whooper Swan from the bill pattern but others say Bewick's and they've been getting reported as Bewick's on the local bird club web site - assuming they're the same birds of course though the only others present were Mute Swan.
Is it a 'hooper' swan or a 'wooper' swan? - BirdForum
2009年1月18日 · The most common pronunciation I've heard is Whooper, ie both w and the h are pronounced. I have, however, noticed that many English accents do not pronounce words the way they should be by missing out letters and adding them in e.g. "I drove my ka, a Vectrar, to the cinemar". The best pronuciation I've heard was someone who called them Whopper ...
Lincoln, 12/10/2023, Whooper swan | Page 2 | BirdForum
Lincoln, 12/10/2023, Whooper swan Thread starter Bewick; Start date Oct 12, 2023 ... Good for Whooper 👍 ...
Whooper Swan Ring - BirdForum
Hi On the 02/02/2007 whilst birding at WWT Martin Mere (Lancashire) I tried to read the metal ring of a Whooper Swan. Unfortunately I didn’t manage to get the full code and the Whooper walked into the water! Typical! I asked the WWT staff at Martin Mere to see if they could trace this bird...
Whooper Swan? - BirdForum
2022年11月18日 · Whooper Swan? Thread starter sthwild; Start date Nov 18, 2022 ••• ...