Mute swans can also fly at speeds up to 55mph. The Mechanics of Landing on Water As shown in the video above, when swans come in for a landing, their wings are fully extended to create more air ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.