Mute Swan
Description
58-60". Adults all white; bill orange with black knob at base. Young birds similar but dingy gray-brown, becoming whiter with age. The Mute Swan holds its neck in a graceful curve; native swans hold their necks straight up
Voice
Usually silent, but utters hissing and barking notes. A loud trumpeting call is rarely heard; wings make loud whirring sound in flight.
Habitat
Ponds, rivers, coastal lagoons, and bays.
Nesting
4-6 gray or blue-green eggs in huge mound-like nest lined with feathers and down, conspicuously placed at the edge of a pond or marsh.
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