An adut and a cygnet Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) swimming on a small lake in a wetlands park in Southern England

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The trumpeter swan is the largest extant species of waterfowl, and both the heaviest and longest native bird of North America. It is one of the heaviest living birds or animals capable of flight, and, in terms of average mass, the heaviest flying bird in the world.

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Size: 7360px × 4912px
Location: Arundel, West Sussex, England
Photo credit: © Robert Kennett / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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