Mute Swan
Cygnus olor
(L 60" WS 075" Wt 22 lb)
Lake Catherine
05Mar10
Reported to mate for life
...black knob on male bill swells
during mating season.
during mating season.
Everybody in the United
Kingdom classes the swan as
a royal bird. They have
everybody‘s hearts.
Kingdom classes the swan as
a royal bird. They have
everybody‘s hearts.
(David Barber)
Independence Grove
Libertyville
23Mar2013
© Stanislas
Wroza
Wroza
xeno-canto
Cygnus is Greek
for swan;
for swan;
olor in Latin
means swan.
means swan.
© eBird
National bird
of Denmark
of Denmark
© Bob
Sundstrom
Sundstrom
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