ThorBeverley's Fotothing

Great swan portrait!

Why mute? Come on, I bet it can speak! :)
Beautiful close up!

Thanks choices. You're right they can be noisy - I once had to climb off the river and carry my canoe round a swan's nest due to its anger at my presence appearing to threaten the little ones - it was far from mute then! I looked up why 'mute' - this is what the BBC site says:
"Mute swans are so-called because, compared to other kinds of swan, they make very little noise. However, they have a few distinctive calls, such as a hissing noise when scaring away an aggressor, a snorting 'heeor' call and a gull-like 'ga-oh' sound".
So now I know!

I know too, Thor, and thank you! They're very silent around me, though -- very normal, since I'm the one holding the bread :)

Silent or not, they are elegant and beautiful birds :) This is a wonderful shot!

Wonderful prtrait!

Nice shot!

So these are mute swans in English? Interesting information you had found. In Finnish they are named by that bump they have above their beak.

Beautiful capture!

Magnificent!

Wonderful so kind eye, thank you very much. Have a nice evening.

Beatiful!