Mute Swan

Beaten by an Angry Bird

March 30, 2017
Dragan
Birds
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Noisy wing beats, heavy landing behind the stern, water splashing everywhere and then, a hit of a heavy wing on…

Baby Mute Swans – “immutabilis” morph

July 18, 2012
Jochen
Birds
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Mute Swans are large, white, and decorative, and as such their natural range has been significantly altered by humans who…

Baby Bird Week Mute Swan swans

Mute Swan – an ignored beauty

January 31, 2012
Dale Forbes
Birds
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I was just browsing through my iPhoto library and I realised that I have almost no photos of the Mute…

Austria Mute Swan swans

Tree-Eating Swans

April 16, 2011
Redgannet
Birds
4 Comments

I learned a new word today and am anxious to show it off and share it with the world. A…

diet Folivore Mute Swan swans

What is the National Bird of Denmark?

March 04, 2011
Corey
Birds
3 Comments

The Mute Swan Cygnus olor became the national bird of Denmark in 1984, replacing the Skylark Alauda arvensis. So far…

Denmark Mute Swan national bird swans

Close Encounter of the Mute Kind

May 09, 2009
Corey
Birds
2 Comments

Back a couple of weekends ago when Daisy and I and our friends Mike and Lena were in Cape May…

Cape May Mute Swan swans

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