Swan Stories Worldwide

Mating Pair of Mutes Needs New Home -- Jim R -- 3 May 2013

Our neighborhood near Atlanta Georgia has a pair of mating swans which need a new home. We have three lakes and they are fighting with the swans on the other lakes. These swans are very territorial ...

Swan called me overhead... -- mary -- 25 April 2013

I have just seen your stories on swans. I would like to tell you about something i felt would never happen. I live near a wildlife area with a lovely pond there are two swans male and female. The ...

For sale: Bronze statue of a lifesize mute swan -- Rosi -- 25 March 2013

I have just completed a bronze of a life-size mute swan. It is called Cedric Swan. It is on Brac stone from Croatia and could hold 2 men standing on it. It weighs about a quarter of a tonne. It has ...

Mute Swan killings in Michigan -- Karen Stamper -- 23 October 2012

We are trying to save our mute swans from being killed in Michigan. Our Department of Natural Resources is falsely claiming that the the mute swans are a non- native invasive species that are eating ...

Culling of Mute Swans on White Lake Michigan -- Ele Goudreau -- 19 March 2012

My name is not important, my voice to speak for those that cannot is. I am currently fighting a battle that I do not want to lose. Here in Michigan, there is a quest to shoot and kill adult Mute ...

Re: Culling of Mute Swans on White Lake Michigan -- The Regal Swan® Foundation, Inc. -- 19 March 2012

Hi Ele: The statement about Trumpeter Swans being just as charismatic as the Mute Swans is basicially speaking in circles. If a mute swan tears up vegetation, so will a Trumpeter Swan as all swan ...

All grown up -- Heidi -- 25 February 2012

I thought I would update with a picture of my Polish Mute Swan that I began photographing from birth all grown up at nearly 9 months old. Its been an amazing 9 months to see the 4 cygnets grow into ...

Polish Mute Swan Cygnets -- Heidi -- 8 July 2011

I have been lucky enough to be photographing a Mute Swan family since about three weeks before the cygnets were born. It turns out that two of the cygnets are considered Polish Mutes because of their ...

swans -- Monique G. Scheers -- 27 May 2011

www.moniquegermainescheers.nl kind regards, M.G.Scheers

Baby swans! -- Neil -- 23 May 2010

Look what we have in Salisbury UK, five baby swans, hatched a couple of days ago..enjoy!

Eggs -- Neil -- 23 May 2010

Almost ready to hatch...

Home For Sale---The Swan Conveys -- Patricia Licata -- 14 December 2009

What prompts life's journeys can be most unexpected. My now one-and-a half-year journey with Carl, the lone mute swan, began on my first viewing of a home for sale at a lake community in April of ...

3 swans at our office in Maryville, Illinois, USA -- David -- 2 October 2009

This article (link below) covers the current situation here in Maryland as it stands.... -- Lisa -- 15 July 2009

Maryland's Plan to Kill Swans -- lisa sommer -- 18 June 2009

ALL PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION TO STOP THE BRUTAL KILLING OF THESE BEAUTIFUL BIRDS. THE SITUATION IS BECOMING INTOLERABLE! http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/mute-swans.html I could hardly believe my ...

Petition to stop the killing of Maryland mute swans -- lisa sommer -- 2 June 2009

All, As an individual who has frequented this web site for many years, I feel compelled to bring this to the attention of all fellow swan lovers both here and abroad. The following information is ...

Mute Swans in The Netherlands (live cam) -- Gareth Crowther -- 31 May 2009

We have a family of Mute swans nesting in front of the house with eggs that by my calculations should be due to hatch any day. We placed a camera in our top window and are feeding the image through ...

Black & white swans breeding together!! -- Sally Curran -- 22 April 2009

I am happy to attach the photos of these two magnificent swan. Aren't they just beautiful?? I'm very excited to think that this is indeed something very unusual.

40 year old wild mute swan in Denmark -- Per Westenkær -- 17 February 2009

You say 25-30 years. In Denmark 35-40 years. Here is a 40 year old WILD Mute Swan from Denmark, just died (Perhaps the world record?): http://www.dr.dk/Nyheder/Indland/2009/02/11/071349.htm Per ...

Where could I photograph Muted Swans in Southern California -- Claudia -- 6 January 2009

Greetings, I am an artist and was wondering where I could photograph Swans in Southern California. I am interested photographing them during mating time. Thank you, Claudia

Looking for Bewicks or Tundras swans -- Patricia -- 24 August 2008

Looking for US Bewicks or Tundras swans. Don't have to be breeding pairs.

Swans near Versailles (link to picture) -- Admin (link to panoramio.com) -- 2 August 2008

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Swan - Lake Balaton, Hungary (picture) -- Admin (from WebShots) -- 2 August 2008

Black on Gold (picture from WebShots) -- Admin (from WebShots) -- 2 August 2008

Picture from WebShot

White on white (picture from WebShots) -- Admin -- 2 August 2008

Cygnets bonding with adult swan -- Sonia -- 2 June 2008

Our new 6 week old cygnets, from other parental swans in Alabama (see inside the enclosure), are happy side by side with our adult swan. !! yeah! Hopefully they will continue to bond.

Swan Love (picture) -- Swan picture on WebShots -- 28 May 2008

Close up (picture) -- Swan picture on WebShots -- 28 May 2008

Just call me "Your Majesty" please -- Swan picture on WebShots -- 28 May 2008

Swan "touchdown" -- Swan picture on WebShots -- 28 May 2008

Young swan "landing" -- Swan picture on WebShots -- 28 May 2008

Dramatic swan picture on WebShots -- Swan picture on WebShots -- 28 May 2008

2007 swan and cygnet -- Shirmae -- 27 April 2008

"Come along, little one!" - Mama looks back over her shoulder to make sure her baby is following along.

lovely birds -- ron -- 10 March 2008

I'm not sure of his name, a real sweety \-|"> taken march 6 2008

Lovely Birds -- Fiona -- 18 March 2008

Hi, Ron! This is Bijan - Lost Lagoon's cygnet of 2006 (his parents are Precious and Marika). He's getting friendly with one of the little swans from Ambleside (born the same year)so it should be ...

A memorial to Princess Swan -- Sarah -- 28 December 2007

Hello, I live in a lake community that had two pair bonded resident mute swans. They were both 23 years old. The female, who we named princess, became quite attached to my family. Everyday, she ...

Big Swan behind the blockaded entrance -- Big Swan -- 3 November 2007

Big Swan, begging OFF the deck, now that we blockaded the entrance. Stepping in swan "gifts" in the dark on the way to the barbeque got old quick, so they are confined to the backyard and ...

Big Swan and girl friend on patio, South California, before the blockade -- Big Swan -- 3 November 2007

FEED ME!!!!!