Black Swan in flight

Good morning featherd friends from Australia!

First of all thank you for welcoming me and including me in the community it has been wonderful and I'm enjoying the posts everyone is sharing and enjoying contributing to the community.

At the moment my posts have been focusing around the black Swan families that are currently in breeding season so it's been great to share their journey with you all.

Yesterday we were fortunate enough to see one of the swans fly from one end of the lake to the other. Which believe it or not is quite rare.

I've noticed that black swans seem to spend most their time wadding in water and even walking and not much time in the sky. I'm not sure of the reason but their flight definitely is quite amusing.

There long necks give them a rather odd looking flight in my opinion as they extend their necks all the way out. I'm sure this is to help with stability and maintaining trajectory but it sure as heck looks funny.

Also note that the Swan only flys a foot or two above the water as if gliding across it. I never see them high in the sky.

Perhaps Black Swans are scared of heights?

With so many in the area seeing them above is rare. They seem to follow the lake and water ways leading to other lakes.

What are your thoughts? Do you think Black Swans are scared of heights?