On the River Mersey

The light was too good to pass.

Swan taking a drink.

A Mute Swan being a bully, it seems to spend a fair bit of time chasing off the ducks

Swans at Kilpin lake

Our Daily Challenge 4-10 September: Hakuna Matata (No Worries).

Swans have no real predators so can safely preen without being picked on!

I love this elegant pose.

Taken at Barton Marina

Taken on the Norfolk Broads in September 2016

Mute swan - Cygnus olor. Tymon Park, Dublin, Ireland

seen in Vienna, 'old danube' at sunset,

A Mute Swan does a wing flap after dipping under water at the Tuckahoe-Corbin City Wildlife Management Area in NJ.

beautiful swan. Image taken in the grounds of Reading University.

Swans are birds of the family Anatidae within the genus Cygnus.

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Taken at Barton Marina

These swans where very busy with there courtship display, beautiful to watch!

This photo may (or may not) be cause for a bit of sadness.

There were originally six eggs...and five hatchlings. Still five when I photographed last week...but now there are only four cygnets. I couldn't find anyone to ask.

This institution does not keep any of the young swans...but sends them to zoos, nature centers or wherever swans are needed. It is possible that the opportunity came up to present one of the youngsters to a new home that needed it.

Places like this keep their adult swans for life. They become a part of the culture...and are actually quite beloved. Back in the mid-80s someone crept in in the dark of night and broke the neck of the adult female. There was an amazing outcry...surprising how many people were deeply affected. Almost immediately an out of state institution sent a new adult female swan; such is the way things are done in the swan world.

So perhaps the youngster is off to provide joy in a new location...or possibly we lost one of them. I'll find out.

Leazes Park, Newcastle.

Kochelsee, Bavaria, Germany

Swan on the partially frozen pond.

Classic view of a garden swan .

One of the lake swan that open up the wing slightly, look best among them.

There are a few black swan at the far end at the evo garden.

The swan are quite lucky as there are frequent visitor come with bread to feed them

Got this at the swan lake.

this one came out ok

Loch Oire

A close up of a Whooper Swan that I photographed by a lake on the outskirts of Reykjavik. I was taken to see them by my old flickr contact Helgi, they were very used to his visits so I got to view them at very close quarters

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Another one from my trip on Saturday. There were about 25-30 swans at the outlet but most of them were sleeping most of the time. They all started to wake up just before I left and the late day sun came out as well giving me some good light to work with.

I hope everyone enjoys this image! :^)

The scientific name for this species is: Cygnus olor.

Photo Taken: 9th April 2015 - Abington Park, Northampton

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All of the ballerina's who played the white swans lined up just so. Something about this photo I particularly love. It was part of the Portrait of a Ballerina Swan at the Grand Teatro in Havana.