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Mute swan family, Maryhill
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) family on the Forth and Clyde Canal, Maryhill. Cygnets stay with their parents for approximately 4-5 months and the parents are highly protective of their young, especially the male.
09 June 2020
Mute Swan family, Maryhill
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) family on the Forth and Clyde Canal, Maryhill. Cygnets are sometimes carried on the mother's back.
09 June 2020
Mute swan family, Maryhill
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) family on the Forth and Clyde Canal, Maryhill. Cygnets are born grey with black beaks. By the time they are a year old they are usually mostly white, but it can take a while until they are fully white and develop the orange beak.
09 June 2020
Mute swan family group, Forth and Clyde Canal, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) family group on the Forth and Clyde Canal, Firhill, Glasgow, including 5 cygnets. One of the adults is upending toobtain food. Photo taken by Rita Basto.
19 May 2020
Mute swan family, North Uist
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Western Isles - North Uist
Mute swan (Cygnus olor) family, Loch an Sticir, North Uist. Mute swans lay up to 7 eggs, as some young can be lost to predators. Both parents help to incubate the eggs which usually hatch between May and July.
09 July 2010
Mute swan family, North Uist
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Western Isles - North Uist
Mute swan (Cygnus olor) family, Loch an Sticir, North Uist, with Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) in the foreground.
09 July 2010
Mute Swan on its nest in a reedbed at Ardeer in Ayrshire
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North Ayrshire - Ardeer
A Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) on its nest in a Reed Mace or Bulrush (Typha sp) reedbed at Ardeer, Ayrshire
04 May 2024
Mute Swan, RSPB Loch Spynie
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RSPB Loch Spynie
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor), RSPB Loch Spynie.
30 January 2024
Mute Swans preening, Linlithgow Loch
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West Lothian - Linlithgow and Beecraigs
Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) preening, Linlithgow Loch , taken by David Palmar
12 March 2023
Mute Swan on nest, Caerlaverock
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Solway and Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) gathering nesting material, Caerlaverock, taken by David Palmar
