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Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)

Pair of Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) closely attendant on each other, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

Strange pose by a Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) while bathing in late afternoon sunlight, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

Deliberately blurred, slow shutter speed image of a Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) flapping its wings, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) preening its feathers in late afternoon sunlight, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

Pair of Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus), Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

Family of four Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) with the parents at the front and rear, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) with ruffled feathers as it shakes its wings in late afternoon sunshine, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) vocalising while flapping its wings in late afternoon sunshine, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) bathing in late afternoon sunshine, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) preening itself in late afternoon sunshine, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) in flight, Lancashire, England

Three Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) in flight, in (near) perfect symmetry, Lancashire, England

Two Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) in flight, Lancashire, England

Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) in flight, Lancashire, England

Backlit Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) virtually in silhouette with beautiful bokeh behind, Lancashire, England

Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) bathing, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus), Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) experiencing rough water and a tail wind, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) with leg ring YHP scratching its cheek as it preens, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

Three Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) upending to feed, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) preening, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) flapping its wings, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

Portrait of Adult Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus), Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

Adult Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) attempting to escape from an aggressive juvenile, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

Close-up of head and neck of a Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus), Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

Preening Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) scratching its bill with a claw, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

Juvenile (left) and adult (right) Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) in strongly angled late afternoon sunshine, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

Juvenile Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) in strongly angled late afternoon sunshine, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

Close-up of head and neck of Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus), Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

Holm of Setter (Island), Loch of Tingwall, Mainland Central, Shetland: home of nesting gulls and - it seems - Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus)