David Pattyn / Juvenile Mute swan (Cygnus olor) in early morning light, Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, The Netherlands, Europe. August.

David Pattyn / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) in early morning light removing its own feathers, Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, The Netherlands, Europe. August.

Oscar Dewhurst / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) swimming through ice. Richmond Park, London, England, UK. December

Oscar Dewhurst / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) cygnet swimming. Richmond Park, London, UK. May

David Pattyn / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) in a threathening territorial pose and attacking a rival, Lake Geneva, near Geneva, Switzerland, March

Oscar Dewhurst / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) pair at sunrise. London, UK. December.

Oscar Dewhurst / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) parents and cygnets on a misty lake at sunrise. London, UK. May

Oscar Dewhurst / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) parent and cygnets swimming. London, UK. May

Oscar Dewhurst / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) cygnets and parents swimming. London, UK. May

Oscar Dewhurst / Mute swan (Cygnus olor), two cygnets sheltering under parent's wing. Richmond Park, London, England, UK. April.

Oscar Dewhurst / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) swimming with cygnets in misty lake in morning light. Richmond Park, London, England, UK. May.

Andy Rouse / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) stretching wings on water. In morning light, Wales, UK. February.

David Pattyn / Mute swan (cygnus olor) family, Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands, June

Ernie Janes / RF - Mute swans (Cygnus olor) flock of non breeding adults, Fleet lagoon Dorset, England, UK, June. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Andrew Parkinson / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) cygnets with head submerged while feeding underwater, with mother watching and helping, Derbyshire, England, UK. June. Highly Commended in the Animal Behaviour category of the...

Cyril Ruoso / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) feeding underwater, Burgundy, France, March.

Cyril Ruoso / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) feeding underwater, Burgundy, France, March.

Cyril Ruoso / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) feeding underwater, Burgundy, France, November.

Cyril Ruoso / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) feeding along riverbed, viewed underwater, Burgundy, France. November.

Cyril Ruoso / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) feeding along riverbed, viewed underwater, Burgundy, France. November.

Cyril Ruoso / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) feeding along riverbed, viewed underwater, Burgundy, France. November.

Andy Rouse / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) stretching in morning light, UK, February.

Nick Upton / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) female and a young cygnet foraging in sunset light, Kennet and Avon canal, Caen Hill, Wiltshire, UK, June.

Andy Rouse / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) with wings raised defensively at sunrise, Wales, UK, April.

Andy Rouse / Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) courtship behaviour, Wales, UK, April.

Andy Rouse / Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) courtship behaviour, Wales, UK, April.

Martin Gabriel / Mute swans (Cygnus olor) on water, Bavaria, Germany, February.

Matthew Maran / Mute swans (Cygnus olor) Highgate Ponds, Hampstead Heath, London, UK, February.

David Woodfall / Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) swimming in Worcester city centre, during February 2014 floods, Worcester, England, UK, 10th February 2014.

David Woodfall / Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) pair in flooded agricultural land adjacent to River Severn, 10th February 2014.

Jussi Murtosaari / Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) foraging, southwest Finland, February.

Konrad Wothe / Aggressive Mute swan (Cygnus olor) Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Ben Hall / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) stretching its wings backlit at dawn, Poynton, Cheshire, UK, December. Highly honoured in the Bird Category of the Windland Awards of Natures Best Photography Competition 2016...

Sven Zacek,Sven Zacek / Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) resting on ice after sunset. Baltic Sea, northern Estonia, March.

Ernie Janes / Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) against dark water, Felbrigg, Norfolk, November

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) on the River Itchen at dawn, Ovington, Hampshire, England, UK, May. 2020VISION Book Plate.

Andy Rouse / Mute swans (Cygnus olor) on river during misty sunrise, Wales, UK December

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Mute swan (Cygnus olor), Kent, England, UK, March (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

David Tipling / 2020VISION / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) adult with cygnets on water, Woodwalton Fen, Cambridgeshire, UK, June

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) resting, Shapwick NNR, Avalon Marshes, Somerset Levels, UK, February

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) with cygnets, Shapwick NNR, Avalon Marshes, Somerset Levels, UK, February

Michel Poinsignon / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) two adults on water in courtship display, Lorraine, France, January.

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) standing on ice at sunrise. Glasgow, Scotland, December.

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) taking off from flock on water. Scotland, December. Did you know? Richard the Lionheart is said to have introduced Mute Swans to Britain