Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
>> Feb 5, 2011
These elegant birds live in Swan Lake area, inside Nusantara Flower Park (Cipanas, West Java, Indonesia). When we reached this small lake, we saw this couple. Do you know that they are monogamous? Male and female swans share the care of their nest, and once they have cygnets (baby swans); they will also share to look for food. So sweet!
The name 'mute' derives from it being less vocal than other swan species. Measuring 125 to 170 centimeters in length, this large swan is completely white in plumage with an orange bill bordered with black. It is recognizable by its marked knob atop the bill.
Compared to the other Northern white swans, the Mute Swan can simply be notable by its curved neck and orange, black-knobbed bill. Unlike most other Northern swan species (who usually live in only wetlands without regular human interfering), the Mute Swan has, in some parts of the world, become habituated and nearly fearless towards humans. Such swans are often seen at close range in urban areas with bodies of water.
Data source:Wikipedia
The name 'mute' derives from it being less vocal than other swan species. Measuring 125 to 170 centimeters in length, this large swan is completely white in plumage with an orange bill bordered with black. It is recognizable by its marked knob atop the bill.
Compared to the other Northern white swans, the Mute Swan can simply be notable by its curved neck and orange, black-knobbed bill. Unlike most other Northern swan species (who usually live in only wetlands without regular human interfering), the Mute Swan has, in some parts of the world, become habituated and nearly fearless towards humans. Such swans are often seen at close range in urban areas with bodies of water.
Data source:Wikipedia
17 komentar:
oh, how cute were this couple. thanks for the trivia, that's interesting to know, lina
lucu ya mbak angsanya
jadi ingat lagunya arwana, angsa putih :D
met weekend mbak...
Lovely swans, I never had seen a live swan before, only ducks.. :)
Beautiful swans!
Simply beautiful birds.
Beautiful shots of these swans. We have many in our urban area (and I have a juvenile on my post this week)
Such graceful birds!
Lovely swans!
beautiful shots
Such beautiful birds.
they are so beautiful!
Those swan look at peace in the water, :-)
these two are cute....great shot Lina!
Great captures. I love swans
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