DORSET; ABBOTSBIURY SWANNERY; MUTE SWAN HEAD

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Mute swans are a protected species, once domesticated by Benedictine monks for food. Recognised by the knob on their beaks they are one of the heaviest flying birds

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Size: 3872px × 2581px
Location: Abbotsbury, Dorset, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © Jean Hall / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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