It's the first time since 1957 that white mute swans have arrived in Lakeland by plane. That was the year Queen Elizabeth II gifted two swans to the city.

The mute swan was also thought to be one of the sacred birds of Apollo, and therefore considered a symbol of harmony and beauty. Its limited capabilities as a singer were sublimated to songbirds ...

The bird of ballets and picturesque waterscape paintings, mute swans are elegant, graceful and ... invasive? They were originally brought to North America from Europe to keep in ponds and gardens.

In an effort to introduce fresh genetics into the local swan population and diversify the gene pool, the City of Lakeland recently acquired six new white mute swans.

Knowing where, when and for how long mallard ducks – natural carriers of avian influenza – stop and rest as they migrate can ...

The whooper swan, like its onomatopoeic cousins, the whistling and the trumpeter, belongs to an elegant society of sisters; the mute ... these beautiful birds. Yet their loveliness masks the ...

Coate Water has been a popular destination ford bird watchers, nature lovers and for families looking for a day out.

Mute swans (Cygnus olor) are large waterfowl that ... Because swans are such large birds, they need between 80-100 feet of runway to build up enough speed to take off. Once aloft, they require ...

and the history of art is littered with pictures of ravishingly beautiful birds; even Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci had a go. Today the beautiful mute swan is the animal found on Valentine ...

While mallards tolerate avian influenza well, it is fatal to mute swans; the dead birds can serve to alert people to the ...