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Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)

Adult female Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) dabbling in fresh water, Leighton Moss, Carnforth, Lancashire

Juvenile Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) dabbling in a puddle on an icy track, Leighton Moss, Carnforth, Lancashire

Two juvenile Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) dabbling in a puddle on an icy track, Leighton Moss, Lancashire, England

Juvenile Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) dabbling in a puddle on an icy track, Leighton Moss, Carnforth, Lancashire

Juvenile Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) dabbling at the water's edge, Leighton Moss, Carnforth, Lancashire

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor), Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) preening, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

Mute Swan male (cob) (Cygnus olor) displaying with the neck flexed and the head held low over the water, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

Mute Swan male (cob) (Cygnus olor) displaying with head held low and the neck extended, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

Juvenile Mute Swan (Cygnus olor), Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

Female Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) bathing, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

A Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) preening in angled, late afternoon sunlight

Mute Swan male (Cob) (Cygnus olor) displaying as he swims towards the camera, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) silhouetted against coruscating sunlight on the water, Park End Moss, Lyth Valley, Cumbria, England

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) preening, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England

Male (Cob) Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) displaying as he approaches, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, March 14