A Mute Swan 'up-ends'. With powerful strokes of its large webbed feet Swans are able to feet directly from the bottom of the pond

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A Mute Swan 'up-ends'. With powerful strokes of its large webbed feet Swans are able to feet directly from the bottom of the pond with this feeding behaviour

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Size: 5500px × 3778px
Location: Scarborough, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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