Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) on Nest
This is definitely not my favorite bird, but I am including it for the sake of completeness. The mute swan population in the Rochester region has exploded in…
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) Family at Nest
This family was photographed at Lake Whitney near New Haven, CT in May, 1989 shortly after the eggs hatched. The couple was locally famous for raising a family…
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) with Small Cygnets
This mute swan with cygnets was photographed at Cape May Point State Park, NJ on May 13, 2014. Unfortunately, mute swans seem to be on the increase in this…
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) in Flight
Photographed at Cape May Point State Park, NJ on Oct 9, 2012. Unfortunately, Mute swans seem to be on the increase in this area.
Juvenile Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)
Photographed on film at Irondequoit Bay near Rochester, NY in January, 1996. It may have come from a captive breeding and introduction program at Wye Marsh in…
Immature Trumpeter Swan Preening
It was preeining along the dike at Knox-Marcellus Marsh near Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge in western New York State on Aug. 27, 2017.
