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Immature Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

Description:

This Young adult is a Royal Morph Downy young Mute Swans (called cygnets) come in two color morphs: a gray form and a white form. The gray (or "Royal") chicks start off with gray down and grow in gray-brown and white feathers, giving them a mottled look. White (or "Polish") chicks have all white down and juvenal feathers. Adults of the white morph may have pink or gray legs and feet instead of black, but otherwise the adults look alike.

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moralcoral
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moralcoral

Colchester, England, United Kingdom

Spotted on Nov 23, 2011
Submitted on Nov 26, 2011

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