The resident mute swans on the loch decided it was time for the Wintering Whoopers to return home to breed and successfully chased them off the loch.

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Location: Islay Inner Hebrides Scotland
Photo credit: © Simon rowlands / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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