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Cygnus Olor Collection (#9)

In the enchanting realm of Cygnus olor, also known as the Mute Swan, love takes flight amidst a mesmerizing courtship dance

Background imageCygnus Olor Collection: Mute swans courting

Mute swans courting
Mute swans (Cygnus olor) courting next to coots (Fulica atra). Photographed in the UK

Background imageCygnus Olor Collection: Mute swan sitting on a nest in the snow

Mute swan sitting on a nest in the snow
Mute swan (Cygnus olor) sitting on a nest in the snow. Mute swans are found in temperate areas of Europe, western Asia and the Russian maritimes

Background imageCygnus Olor Collection: Mute swans and canoeists on River Severn, spring evening, Worcester Cathedral

Mute swans and canoeists on River Severn, spring evening, Worcester Cathedral, Worcester, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageCygnus Olor Collection: Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) Louisville, Kentucky

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) Louisville, Kentucky

Background imageCygnus Olor Collection: Mute Swan, Cygnus olor, male, Unterlunkhofen, Switzerland

Mute Swan, Cygnus olor, male, Unterlunkhofen, Switzerland

Background imageCygnus Olor Collection: Mute Swan, Cygnus olor, adult with Alps in background, Kaltbrunn, Switzerland

Mute Swan, Cygnus olor, adult with Alps in background, Kaltbrunn, Switzerland

Background imageCygnus Olor Collection: Mute Swan, Cygnus olor, adult in fog, Unterlunkhofen, Switzerland

Mute Swan, Cygnus olor, adult in fog, Unterlunkhofen, Switzerland

Background imageCygnus Olor Collection: Greylag Goose and Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) - parent geese fighting off swan to protect their

Greylag Goose and Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) - parent geese fighting off swan to protect their gosling - Hessen - Germany
USH-4713 Greylag Goose and Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) - parent geese fighting off swan to protect their gosling Hessen - Germany Anser anser Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display

Background imageCygnus Olor Collection: Mute Swan - adult landing on lake in evening light - Wiltshire - England - UK

Mute Swan - adult landing on lake in evening light - Wiltshire - England - UK
DK-358 Mute Swan - adult landing on lake in evening light Wiltshire - England - UK Cygnus olor David Kilbey Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageCygnus Olor Collection: Mute Swan Cygnus olor and day old cygnets Cley Norfolk May

Mute Swan Cygnus olor and day old cygnets Cley Norfolk May

Background imageCygnus Olor Collection: Mute Swan Cygnus olor brooding day old cygnets Cley Norfolk May

Mute Swan Cygnus olor brooding day old cygnets Cley Norfolk May

Background imageCygnus Olor Collection: Mute Swan Cygnus olor male (cob) Cley Norfolk

Mute Swan Cygnus olor male (cob) Cley Norfolk

Background imageCygnus Olor Collection: Mute Swan - Single adult bird resting on snow covered bank. England, UK

Mute Swan - Single adult bird resting on snow covered bank. England, UK
DK-225 Mute Swan - Single adult bird resting on snow covered bank England, UK Cygnus olor David Kilbey Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageCygnus Olor Collection: Mute Swan - adult bathing vigorously creating a spray of water droplets - Cleveland - UK

Mute Swan - adult bathing vigorously creating a spray of water droplets - Cleveland - UK
ROY-574 Mute Swan - adult bathing vigorously creating a spray of water droplets Cleveland - UK Cygnus olor Roy Glen Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageCygnus Olor Collection: Mute Swans - chick hitching a ride on parent - UK

Mute Swans - chick hitching a ride on parent - UK
ROY-583 Mute Swans - chick hitching a ride on parent UK Cygnus olor Roy Glen Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageCygnus Olor Collection: Mute Swan - chick asleep - UK

Mute Swan - chick asleep - UK
ROY-587 Mute Swan - chick asleep UK Cygnus olor Roy Glen Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageCygnus Olor Collection: Mute Swans - pair after copulation - showing typical behaviour as the two birds rise up from

Mute Swans - pair after copulation - showing typical behaviour as the two birds rise up from the water - Cleveland - UK
ROY-571 Mute Swans - pair after copulation - showing typical behaviour as the two birds rise up from the water Cleveland - UK Cygnus olor Roy Glen Please note that prints are for personal display

Background imageCygnus Olor Collection: Mute Swans - three birds flying low over water in early morning light - UK

Mute Swans - three birds flying low over water in early morning light - UK
ROY-581 Mute Swans - three birds flying low over water in early morning light UK Cygnus olor Roy Glen Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageCygnus Olor Collection: Mute Swan - chick - UK

Mute Swan - chick - UK
ROY-585 Mute Swan - chick UK Cygnus olor Roy Glen Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageCygnus Olor Collection: Mute Swans - parent with chicks - Cleveland - UK

Mute Swans - parent with chicks - Cleveland - UK
ROY-582 Mute Swans - parent with chicks Cleveland - UK Cygnus olor Roy Glen Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageCygnus Olor Collection: Mute Swan - wide angle close-up showing parent and chicks in urban habitat and environment of pond

Mute Swan - wide angle close-up showing parent and chicks in urban habitat and environment of pond
ROY-592 Mute Swan - wide angle close-up showing parent and chicks in urban habitat and environment of pond, modern offices

Background imageCygnus Olor Collection: Mute Swan - one year old immature bird showing mottled feathers - Cleveland - UK

Mute Swan - one year old immature bird showing mottled feathers - Cleveland - UK
ROY-577 Mute Swan - one year old immature bird showing mottled feathers Cleveland - UK Cygnus olor Roy Glen Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageCygnus Olor Collection: Mute Swan - adult preening - Cleveland - UK

Mute Swan - adult preening - Cleveland - UK
ROY-588 Mute Swan - adult preening Cleveland - UK Cygnus olor Roy Glen Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageCygnus Olor Collection: Mute Swans - adult male aggressively charging towards an intruder - Cleveland - UK

Mute Swans - adult male aggressively charging towards an intruder - Cleveland - UK
ROY-586 Mute Swans - adult male aggressively charging towards an intruder Cleveland - UK Cygnus olor Roy Glen Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageCygnus Olor Collection: Mute Swan - close-up of feathers - Cleveland - UK

Mute Swan - close-up of feathers - Cleveland - UK
ROY-589 Mute Swan - close-up of feathers Cleveland - UK Cygnus olor Roy Glen Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageCygnus Olor Collection: Mute Swan - preening tail feathers - Cleveland - UK

Mute Swan - preening tail feathers - Cleveland - UK
ROY-555 Mute Swan - preening tail feathers Cleveland - UK Cygnus olor Roy Glen Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageCygnus Olor Collection: Mute Swans - three swans together - back-lit early morning - Cleveland - UK

Mute Swans - three swans together - back-lit early morning - Cleveland - UK
ROY-559 Mute Swans - three swans together - back-lit early morning Cleveland - UK Cygnus olor Roy Glen Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageCygnus Olor Collection: Mute Swan - adult - Cleveland - UK

Mute Swan - adult - Cleveland - UK
ROY-566 Mute Swan - adult Cleveland - UK Cygnus olor Roy Glen Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageCygnus Olor Collection: Mute Swans - copulation - one of a sequence showing typical behaviour as the two birds rise up

Mute Swans - copulation - one of a sequence showing typical behaviour as the two birds rise up from the water with
ROY-570 Mute Swans - copulation - one of a sequence showing typical behaviour as the two birds rise up from the water with the male clasping the back of the neck on the female Cleveland - UK Cygnus

Background imageCygnus Olor Collection: Mute Swans - pre-copulation display - showing typical behaviour as the two birds swim in symmetry

Mute Swans - pre-copulation display - showing typical behaviour as the two birds swim in symmetry - Cleveland - UK
ROY-561 Mute Swans - pre-copulation display - showing typical behaviour as the two birds swim in symmetry Cleveland - UK Cygnus olor Roy Glen Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Background imageCygnus Olor Collection: Mute Swan - adult wing-flapping after preening - back-lit showing thousands of water droplets

Mute Swan - adult wing-flapping after preening - back-lit showing thousands of water droplets - Cleveland - UK
ROY-558 Mute Swan - adult wing-flapping after preening - back-lit showing thousands of water droplets Cleveland - UK Cygnus olor Roy Glen Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Background imageCygnus Olor Collection: Mute Swan - preening wing feathers - Cleveland - UK

Mute Swan - preening wing feathers - Cleveland - UK
ROY-554 Mute Swan - preening wing feathers Cleveland - UK Cygnus olor Roy Glen Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageCygnus Olor Collection: Mute Swan - immature - bathing - Cleveland - UK

Mute Swan - immature - bathing - Cleveland - UK
ROY-563 Mute Swan - immature - bathing Cleveland - UK Cygnus olor Roy Glen Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageCygnus Olor Collection: Mute Swans - Pair in courtship behaviour - Back-lit early morning mist rising from the water

Mute Swans - Pair in courtship behaviour - Back-lit early morning mist rising from the water - Cleveland - UK
ROY-519 Mute Swans - Pair in courtship behaviour - Back-lit early morning mist rising from the water Cleveland - UK Cygnus olor Roy Glen Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageCygnus Olor Collection: Mute Swans - Pair in courtship behaviour - Back-lit early morning mist rising from the water

Mute Swans - Pair in courtship behaviour - Back-lit early morning mist rising from the water - Cleveland - UK
ROY-516 Mute Swans - Pair in courtship behaviour - Back-lit early morning mist rising from the water Cleveland - UK Cygnus olor Roy Glen Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageCygnus Olor Collection: Mute Swans - male bird in a slide powering through the water creating a bow of water

Mute Swans - male bird in a slide powering through the water creating a bow of water - characteristic behaviour of mute
ROY-578 Mute Swans - male bird in a slide powering through the water creating a bow of water characteristic behaviour of mute swans when defending their territory - Cleveland - UK Cygnus olor Roy

Background imageCygnus Olor Collection: Mute Swans - Pair in courtship behaviour - Back-lit early morning mist rising from the water

Mute Swans - Pair in courtship behaviour - Back-lit early morning mist rising from the water - Cleveland - UK
ROY-518 Mute Swans - Pair in courtship behaviour - Back-lit early morning mist rising from the water Cleveland - UK Cygnus olor Roy Glen Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageCygnus Olor Collection: Mute Swans - chick hitching a ride on parent - UK

Mute Swans - chick hitching a ride on parent - UK
ROY-584 Mute Swans - chick hitching a ride on parent UK Cygnus olor Roy Glen Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageCygnus Olor Collection: Mute Swan - adult bird with wings in display posture - Cleveland - UK

Mute Swan - adult bird with wings in display posture - Cleveland - UK
ROY-576 Mute Swan - adult bird with wings in display posture Cleveland - UK Cygnus olor Roy Glen Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageCygnus Olor Collection: Mute Swan - two chicks a few days old - Cleveland - UK

Mute Swan - two chicks a few days old - Cleveland - UK
ROY-580 Mute Swan - two chicks a few days old Cleveland - UK Cygnus olor Roy Glen Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageCygnus Olor Collection: Mute Swans - chick - UK

Mute Swans - chick - UK
ROY-590 Mute Swans - chick UK Cygnus olor Roy Glen Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageCygnus Olor Collection: Mute swan with cygnets (Cygnus olor), Abbotsbury Swannery, Dorset, England

Mute swan with cygnets (Cygnus olor), Abbotsbury Swannery, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageCygnus Olor Collection: Eltertwater with mute swan. Lake District, England. 2001

Eltertwater with mute swan. Lake District, England. 2001
David Day / SplashdownDirect

Background imageCygnus Olor Collection: Mute swan (Cygnus olor) in flight. UK

Mute swan (Cygnus olor) in flight. UK
S & A Toon / SplashdownDirect S & A Toon / SplashdownDirect

Background imageCygnus Olor Collection: Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) silhouetted against rising sun Angus Scotland, UK

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) silhouetted against rising sun Angus Scotland, UK
Philip Price / SplashdownDirect

Background imageCygnus Olor Collection: Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) silhouetted against rising suns reflection in water Angus Scotland, UK

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) silhouetted against rising suns reflection in water Angus Scotland, UK
Philip Price / SplashdownDirect




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In the enchanting realm of Cygnus olor, also known as the Mute Swan, love takes flight amidst a mesmerizing courtship dance. As the sun timidly peeks through the horizon, casting a golden hue upon the mist-laden waters of Cleveland in the UK, a pair of these graceful creatures engage in an intricate display of affection. Their elegant silhouettes are beautifully backlit by early morning light, creating an ethereal scene that seems straight out of a fairytale. With digital manipulation emphasizing their bond, their necks intertwine to form a heart shape—a symbol of their deep connection and devotion. In Woodwalton Fen, Cambridgeshire, an adult Mute Swan proudly glides across tranquil waters alongside its precious cygnets—tiny reflections of innocence and hope. The River Severn becomes witness to another captivating moment as dusk settles over Worcester Cathedral. A barge drifts lazily by while Mute Swans gracefully navigate through ripples on this spring evening—an idyllic sight that captures nature's harmony. Autumn arrives with its vibrant palette in tow as a solitary Mute Swan graces the UK landscape with its presence. Amidst fallen leaves and crisp air, it stands tall as a testament to resilience and grace. During moulting season at Valkenhorst Nature Reserve in The Netherlands, Europe awakens to witness an extraordinary act of self-care. Bathed in soft August sunlight, our protagonist meticulously removes feathers from its majestic frame—a ritualistic shedding that heralds transformation and renewal. London's misty lake embraces yet another chapter in this avian tale during sunrise in May. Parent swans guide their cygnets through gentle waves shrouded by mist—a serene tableau that evokes tranquility and serendipity. Loch Insh within Cairngorms National Park unveils winter's magic as dawn breaks under thick layers of mist.