Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) UK - Showing busking display
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) - UK - Showing busking display - Adults if threatened assume a distinctive aggressive posture called busking - Native to Eurasia - Introduced to North America and elsewhere - Can weigh up to over 20 pounds - Not actually mute - makes a variety of calls - Wings produce loud hum in flight unlike other swans - Found in ponds-bays-lake and slow moving rivers usually near people
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Photo credit: © John Cancalosi / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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