Northern Italy (part 2)

87. European Robin

from a great distance. It is very small and the male and female are very similar. Here you can see the American Robin for comparison.

Seen in Citta alta, March 15th 2016

86. Mute swan

My first beautiful mute swans! In this post you can see the Whooped swan seen in Iceland and in the link below you can see the obvious difference of the two species, concerning their beaks.

http://www.arranbirding.co.uk/swans.html

Seen in Como lago, March 20th 2016

85. Eurasian coot

Black, except for its white frontal shield with very strong toes and red eyes.

Seen in Como lago, March 20th 2016