Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) family. Second bird left is one of a surviving brood of three, and is of the Polish phase; leucistic.

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Mute Swan (Cygnus olor). Family including three surviving cygnets. Front bird is of the Polish colour phase, lacking pigment melanin. Note that despite being same age as siblings, its plumage is nearly as white as that of its parents.

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