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Even in autumn, long before thoughts arise of raising a new brood, a pair of mute swans (Cygnus olor) will vigorously defend a stretch of water that it wants to lay claim to. This can include rapid flights down river to where gangs of Canada geese are busy minding their own business. On water or on land, any swan with raised wings is in aggressive mood; and when swimming, the bow wave at the front shows that the bird is travelling at speed.

The Mute swan, Cygnus olor is a species of swan and a member of the waterfowl family Anatidae. Here flying over a lake in the English Garden in Munich, Germany

swan in flight isolated on white background

$L 140-160cm, WS 200-240cm.\nBreeds on freshwater lakes, generally with reed beds and along coasts. Hardy, requires only open water in winter. Nest a large mound of reed stems etc. or on coasts, a heap of seaweed. Not shy, and can act aggressively, males have territorial fights with wing splashing rushes and long slides on the water.\n\nThis is a very common Bird in our Dutch Polders where there is enough open water.$

A selective focus shot of a white swan gliding over a lake

A mute swan flying over Gosforth Park Nature Reserve.

A mute swans flying in front of a dark background

Mute swan (Cygnus olor) landing in Bantam Lake, Connecticut, on a sunny day

Swans are birds of the family Anatidae within the genus Cygnus. The swans' closest relatives include the geese and ducks.

A Mute Swan flying close over water, sunny morning in summer, Vienna (Austria)

Daytime autumn front view close-up of a single mute swan (Cygnus Olor) rising from a pond cleaning and drying its wings, with reflection in the water that is coloring green from reed at the water's edge in the background [series 1/4]

Mute swan in flight with blue skies in the background

Trumpeter and Tundra swans migrate through central Montana on their way to the arctic

$The Whooper Swan, Cygnus cygnus, is a large Northern Hemisphere swan. It is the Old World counterpart of the North American Trumpeter Swan. Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido Island, Japan. Flying.\nWinter. Akan National Park.$

side view of swan over the river flying away.beauty in nature, animals background.

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A winter's day on a frozen Wilts & Berks canal at Swindon, and two young swans try out their wings. Their wings are a blur as they sweep by, but a bridge across the canal forces them to land. They are two of a brood of seven, of which the other three seem to have flown the nest. The parent mute swans are still swimming in the melting waters, a little way round the bend. The Wilts & Berks canal has its mid-point at Swindon. It links the River Thames at Abingdon (Oxon) with the Kennet & Avon Canal near Melksham (Wilts). Today (2010), the waterway is located in Wiltshire and Oxfordshire only (not Berkshire) since Local Government boundary changes in the 1970s.

Beautiful Mute Swan - Cygnus olor in flight against the blue sky

swan in flight wings outstretched with feather detail against blue sky

Mute swan (cygnus olor) flying under water in the delta of Volga River in May 8, 2013 (near Caspian sea, Astrakhan, Russia)

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