Swan experts claim mute swans can reach speeds of 30mph in their pre-flight run. While they prefer to take to the air from water, they can also do so from land.

Managing mute swans has been shown to be an effective method for increasing trumpeter swans in other states. Use these helpful tips to distinguish between the native trumpeter swan and the invasive ...

Ancient Egyptians celebrated the swan’s beauty, and the history of art is littered with pictures ... mute swan is the animal found on Valentine’s Day cards – courting mute swans often ...

Three curious mute swans peered down, nipping at Mateusz ... Travelling throughout the year, he strives to capture inspiring images that present the beauty of nature. His work’s been published in ...

Leslie O’Rourke is a local nature photographer known as the Swan Whisperer of Belleville after a July 2023 profile by Intelligencer/Community Press columnist Victor Schukov. Kelly Duffin is the ...

Over the years mute swan escapees have created breeding colonies across the northern tier states from the Atlantic to the Pacific. While an attractive bird, the swans have become a nuisance in ...

A rare black swan has been spotted ... In 2015, black swans were spotted on Hemlington Lake for possibly the first time ever. Several mute swans had been living there for years, but the much ...