Swans are the gentle giants of my local waterways: floating paragons of snowy serenity that cruise peacefully through muddy brown water amid the rowdy confusion of their smaller brethren.

The snowy white ... trumpeter swans, and indeed the two species are very similar in appearance. They are most easily distinguished by their calls. Tundra swans winter on the water and sleep ...

The “White Swan” has been employed in some of the longest flights ever conducted by the Russian Aerospace Forces. The Russian Aerospace Forces conducted an 11-hour flight over the Arctic Ocean ...