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Whooper swan
Whooper swan
(Cygnus cygnus)
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Whooper swan pair with cygnets on water
© David Tipling / www.davidtipling.com
Whooper swan family feeding on frozen fenland
© David Tipling / naturepl.com
Juvenile whooper swan
© Mike Read
Juvenile whooper swan preening
© Mike Read
Juvenile whooper swan flying over water
© John Cancalosi / naturepl.com
Close up of the head of a whooper swan
© Laurie Campbell / lauriecampbell.com
Whooper swan, showing beak markings
© Mike Read
Whooper swan
© John Cancalosi / naturepl.com
Whooper swan grazing
© Colin Seddon / naturepl.com
Whooper swan dabbling
© M. Watson / www.ardea.com
Whooper swan pair feeding
© John Cancalosi / naturepl.com
Whooper swans feeding
© Mark Hamblin / www.osfimages.com
Whooper swan drinking
© Mark Hamblin / www.osfimages.com
Whooper swan taking off in flight
© John Cancalosi / naturepl.com
Whooper swan in flight
© Alan Williams / www.nhpa.co.uk
Whooper swan landing on water
© Laurie Campbell / lauriecampbell.com
Whooper swan bathing
© Mark Hamblin / www.osfimages.com
Whooper swan family displaying
© Mark Hamblin / www.osfimages.com
Whooper swans fighting
© David Tipling / www.osfimages.com
Whooper swan in courtship ritual
© David Tipling / www.osfimages.com
Whooper swan pair in courtship ritual
© Andy Rouse / www.nhpa.co.uk
Whooper swan pair nesting
© Terry Heathcote / www.osfimages.com
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