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Mute Swan (Juvenile)

Cygnus olor

Description:

Found these juvenile mute swans without their parents, not sure if they should be without their parents when they are so young..

Notes:

Mute Swan is a species from Asia that got introduced in Norway between the 1600's and 1700's, and the Norwegian populations consist of 500 pairs. In 1899 they ban all hunting for Mute Swans..

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Stian Waaler
Stian Waaler 11 years ago

Added 2 new pictures, one with all 4 juvenile swans!

Stian Waaler
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Stian Waaler

Akershus, Norway

Spotted on Feb 2, 2013
Submitted on Feb 2, 2013

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