Mute Swan

Three Mute Swans swimming.
Mute Swan, Bregenz, Austria, July 8, 2013
Sony DSC-H3; 63 mm; ISO-125; f/10; 1/125 sec.

This page is for the Mute Swan (Cygnus olor). My first photographic evidence of a Mute Swan occurred on July 8, 2013 at Bregenz, Austria, just off the eastern shores of Lake Constance. This photograph is also the best image I have of a Mute Swan.

Two Mute Swans swimming nearby. The leading swan is about to stick its head below the surface of the water.
Mute Swan, Parker River NWR, Plum Island, MA, January 10, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-25,600; f/11; 1/800 sec.
Mute Swan swimming in the flooded grasses.
Mute Swan, Gooseberry Island, Westport, MA, January 12, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-640; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
Mute Swan swimming in a pond.
Mute Swan, Gooseberry Island, Westport, MA, January 12, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-640; f/11; 1/1000 sec.
Mute swan swimming near the shore with six Mallards nearby.
Mute Swan, Prague, Czechia, October 7, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 500 mm; ISO-640; f/8; 1/800 sec.
Mute Swan, Prague, Czechia, October 7, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 176 mm; ISO-250; f/5; 1/800 sec.
Mute Swan standing in the shallow water across the water near the shore.
Mute Swan, Lago dei Monaci–Rio Martino, Lazio, Italy, October 5 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-640; f/11; 1/800 sec.
Mute Swan standing in the water near a small island.
Mute Swan, Lago di Fogliano, Lazio, Italy, October 5 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-250; f/10; 1/800 sec.