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Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

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40.5031, -83.85

Field Notes

Description:

White body
Long, elegant neck
Orange bill
A black streak from the top of the bill to the black eyes

Habitat:

Native to Europe; Invasive in North America.

Notes:

I caught a picture of a mating pair of mute swans at a small inland lake in Ohio.

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