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About "Mute Swan"
by Ronald Smits
About the artwork
The mute swan (Cygnus olor) is a kind of swan. It is a familiar appearance in parks and on lakes. It mainly lives from aquatic plants, where it grows its long neck to the ground, but it also eats grass. The mute swan can reach a wingspan of 2.40 meters and is therefore the largest water bird. It measures 140 to 160 cm.[2] With its long neck it can reach far under water. At 10 to 12 kg, the Mute Swan is one of the heaviest flying animals. It is about the same size as the wild swan, but much larger than the small swan. The mute swan is white and has an orange-red beak. The head and neck have a pale yellow shine. The unfeathered skin on the root of the beak and around the eye, under the forehead lump, is black. The frontal tubercle is very conspicuous in males. Also the legs are black. The back line is strongly curved. The neck is almost always kept in a graceful S-shape. That neck has the largest number of cervical vertebrae of all birds (26). The head is always slightly bent down. The beak is relatively broad. There is little but clear sexual dimorphism (the male and female look almost the same). The male is larger, he also has a heavier neck. As already mentioned, the male has a lump above the beak. In spring that lump swells up and the beak gets redder.
About Ronald Smits
I prefer photographing animals, flowers and landscapes. You can therefore often find me with my camera in the polder, the woods and at the beach. Great if one of my images touches you and ends up on your wall!.. Read more…
Alkmaar
Animals
Elegant Expressions
Lakes
Photo wallpaper
Photography
Serene Peace
Summer
Swan
Water birds
Netherlands
Ordered in November 2019
Netherlands
Ordered in November 2019
Netherlands
Ordered in July 2023
Netherlands
Ordered in February 2022
Germany
Ordered in March 2024
Germany
Ordered in June 2025
Netherlands
Ordered in April 2020
Netherlands
Ordered in October 2018
Netherlands
Ordered in October 2022
Netherlands
Ordered in December 2022
Netherlands
Ordered in May 2021
Netherlands
Ordered in July 2018
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