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Mute swan resting - Germany, Bavaria, Upper Bavaria, Munich, Flaucher, Thalkirchen

Mute swan attacking - Germany, Bavaria, Upper Bavaria, Munich, Flaucher, Thalkirchen

Black swan flock - New Zealand, South Island, West Coast, Westland, Hokitika

Chilham Mill on the River Stour, build circa 1850, Kent, England

The Swan pub, Bibury, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, UK

Swans at Bladon Bridge, Blenheim Palace, Blenheim Park, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England

Swans at Bladon lake, Blenheim Palace, Blenheim Park, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England

A boat on the River Thames, Windsor, Berkshire, United Kingdom

Sunrise on Mera river and Legnone mount (Lecco province), Dascio, Sorico, Riserva Naturale Pian di Spagna e Lago di Mezzola, lake Como, Como province, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Pair of swans on Kings Sedgemoor Drain, Somerset Levels, Somerset, England

Swans swimming on Vltava River by Charles Bridge during foggy morning, Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic

The Royal Shakesphere Theatre and Swan Theatre on the river Avon, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England

A dog cools off in the River Thames in Richmond upon Thames, Britain, April 19, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Swans swim during sunset in Sasyk-Sivash lake near Yevpatoriya, Crimea June 2, 2018. REUTERS/Pavel Rebrov

A visitor feeds a swan at The Serpentine lake in Hyde Park in central London October 24, 2013. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN - Tags: CITYSCAPE ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Two swans are silhouetted against the ice of the frozen lake Orankesee in Berlin, Germany, January 9, 2016. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A swan and its signets sit in near dried up ornamental lakes of Wanstead Park that are over grown with weed during heavy rain in London, Britain, August 9, 2018

A whooping swan flies over forest in Republican landscape reserve Naliboksky near the
A whooping swan flies over forest in Republican landscape reserve " Naliboksky" near the village of Rum, Belarus, February 20, 2018. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

Boat is seen tied to a jetty on Lake Balaton in Keszthely
A boat is seen tied to a jetty on Lake Balaton in Keszthely, Hungary, June 22, 2017. Picture taken June 22, 2017. To match Special Report HUNGARY-ORBAN/BALATON REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh

A woman, wrapped up against the cold wind, stands on the beach as she watches a swan and yachts in Gdynia, Poland, April 27, 2017. REUTERS/Russell Boyce TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A swan takes off in Hyde Park in London, Britain December 28, 2016. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

The sun sparkles on Lake Como in the evening as a swan swims past in Varenna, Italy June 1, 2018. Picture taken June 1, 2018. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

Birds swim in the waters of the Black Sea, with a full moon seen in the background, in Yevpatoriya, Crimea January 31, 2018. REUTERS/Pavel Rebrov

Two black swans swim on a beach in Limassol, Cyprus March 14, 2018. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou

Mute swans and mallards swim in a lake during snowy winter day on the outskirts of Minsk, Belarus February 7, 2018. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

Great crested grebe swims in a lake as the sun rises near the town of Vileika
A great crested grebe swims in a lake as the sun rises near the town of Vileika, Belarus May 28, 2018. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

A mute swan swims during sunset in a lake near the town of Vileika, Belarus May 27, 2018. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

Swans swim in a thawed out section of a frozen lake near the County Kildare town of Celbridge, Ireland, March 4, 2018. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

Whooper swans fly over forest in Republican landscape reserve Naliboksky near the
Whooper swans fly over forest in Republican landscape reserve " Naliboksky" near the village of Rum, Belarus, March 7, 2018. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Swans and gulls feed on treats left by the tourist at Ohrid Lake in Ohrid, Macedonia February 9, 2018. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Swans swim at a lake on the outskirts of Minsk
Swans swim at a lake with the air temperature at about minus 22 degrees Celsius (minus 8 degrees Fahrenheit) on the outskirts of Minsk January 27, 2010

Swans stretch and swim after being released from winter quarters in Hamburg
Swans stretch and swim after being released from their winter quarters on Hamburgs city lake Alster April 12, 2010. Every year the swans are collected from waterways around Hamburg

Swans are seen in morning sunlight on the Serpentine Lake in London, Britain, May 9, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Swans fly over Lake Zbilje in Medvode, Slovenia, February 2, 2018. REUTERS/Srdjan Zivulovic TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A swan swims in the moat surrounding the Imperial Palace, as trees are reflected in the water, on a sunny winter day in Tokyo, March 4, 2015

Swans swim on the city lake Alster after they were released from winter quarters in Hamburg, Germany April 10, 2018. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer

Swans glide as the sun sets over Hawley Lake near Blackwater, southern England, Britain October 22, 2016. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A swan paddles through the reflected autumnal colours on Loch Faskally Pitlochry, Scotland, Britain November 8, 2017. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Swans are seen in a boat after they were caught at Hamburgs inner city lake Alster by Olaf Niess and his team to bring them in their winter quarters in Hamburg, Germany November 20, 2018

Swans swim over a lake as steam ascends above the water during sunset near the village of
Swans swim over a lake, with the air temperature at about minus 35 degrees Celsius (minus 31 degrees Fahrenheit) as steam ascends above the water during sunset near the village of Urozhainy

Swans fly over Loch Faskally, Pitlochry, Scotland, Britain October 24, 2019. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne

A marabou stork stands on an elephant carcass at a watering hole inside Hwange National Park, in Zimbabwe, October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A newly born cygnet falls in front of its pen, by the female swan, early morning at Bains des Paquis in Geneva, Switzerland May 27, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Swans paddle on Loch Faskally, Pitlochry, Scotland, Britain October 26, 2019. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne

Officials record and examine cygnets and swans during the annual census of the Queen s
Officials record and examine cygnets and swans during the annual census of the Queens swans, known as Swan Upping, along the River Thames near London, Britain, July 15, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Mute swans swim in a lake during sunny autumn day on the outskirts of Minsk, Belarus October 27, 2019. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

A swan paddles on Loch Faskally, Pitlochry, Scotland, Britain October 26, 2019. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne

Swans are seen during a sunny autumn day in the Valley de Joux near Le Chenit, Switzerland, October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

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