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Taking Flight

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Genus: Cygnus

Species: Cygnus buccinators

Common Name: Trumpeter Swan

 

The Trumpeter Swan is the second largest waterfowl in the world (the Whooper Swan is slightly larger). Male trumpeters average 26 pounds.

 

 

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Uploaded on May 28, 2014
Taken on May 16, 2014