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Tundra Swans make a local stop

Above: Tundra swans are not rare but they are uncommon visitors to our region. Nine of those birds were captured in this picture. Timing is everything — 20 minutes later the flock took wing.

Right: A tundra swan “stretches” his wings after sunrise on some of the remaining ice on Beltzville Lake Monday. He was one of 18 who stopped to rest during some of their 1,800-mile journey north to breeding areas of the tundra of Alaska and Canada. BARRY REED/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS
Tundra swans are not rare but they are uncommon visitors to our region. Nine of those birds were captured in this picture. Timing is everything — 20 minutes later the flock took wing.