Mute swan - Cygnus olor

Zoete Waters, Oud-Heverlee, Belgium (May 2019).

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Christine Young

Lion

Stunning photo. So perfect that it makes me forget that I am quite terrified of these beasties. Posted 3 years ago
1. Patomarazul
  
  Lion
  
  No kidding, me too! I have been wing hit in my face by a mom duck so I can imagine if that would be a swan how much worse it could be :-D Posted 3 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Oh, ouch! Swans and geese are terrifying...and apparently, mother ducks too! That probably goes for mothers of most species, though. ;P Posted 3 years ago
  2. 1. Patomarazul
      
      Lion
      
      ...and they are on their own good right! I just dared to take one of her ducklings to sniff it (I love sniffing duckies, parrots...) and of course she hit the heck out of me with her wing :-D Posted 3 years ago
    2. 1. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Lol, she was just doing her job then. Posted 3 years ago
      2. Patomarazul
        
        Lion
        
        you betcha! :-D Posted 3 years ago

The Mute swan

The mute swan is a species of swan and a member of the waterfowl family Anatidae. It is native to much of Europe and Asia, and the far north of Africa. It is an introduced species in North America, Australasia and southern Africa.

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Similar species: Ducks, Geese, Etc.

Species identified by Patomarazul

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Uploaded Dec 9, 2021. Captured May 26, 2019 16:03 in Zoet Water, Waversebaan 141, 3050 Oud-Heverlee, Belgium.

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