Somebody has already suggested a loon - it could also be a grebe, some species have long necks, and they also ride fairly low in the water.
By the way - the first swan picture on this page tweaked a faint memory for me - it does look like a swan, but it also looks like a turkey. Some years ago when I was doing a lot of embroidery I was very interested in the wealth of animals and birds in Elizabethan and Stuart embroidery. At that time you saw a lot of turkeys in handwork - they were just being brought in from America and were new and different. I'm not insisting that first bird *is* a turkey, just saying the original maker might not have thought it was a swan. Adele West Vancouver, BC (west coast of Canada) On 2013-07-27, at 8:49 AM, Elizabeth Kurella wrote: > New at www.LaceCurator.info: > > What do you call 18th century lace that has Alencon needle lace background and > fillings, but motifs of embroidered cloth cutwork? Wonderful fun! That‚s why > I say collect lace, not names. > > Also a new swan added to the collection in COPY THIS! But is it a swan? The > long neck says yes, the beak and body∑.? (scroll down on the Copy This Swans > webpage -- it's the last swan on the page.) - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
