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Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) A Royal Bird
by Reginald Stanley Birch
Tuesday, July 19, 2005
Rated "G" by the Author.

On water glides with the grace of a operatic song

SWANS

Grace and beauty flows from these wondrous birds
Gilding across water as if in different worlds
Rightly wary but not afraid of the human form
Survived amongst us for hundreds of years
There are three main species in the UK
Long may they grace our waterways

Bewick's Swan (Cygnus columbianus)

A large bird but the smallest of the three
Yearly flights from Siberia before the big freeze
On arrival here soon winter it will be
Lifespan could be 16 years if let be
Their call to all is soft and mellow
Other name Tundra or Whistling swan others know


Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)

This is our winter visitor from Iceland
A larger swan with a long thin neck usually held very erect
Stands on black legs with a black and yellow bill
On water glides with the grace of a operatic song
11 year lifespan is all the Whooper can expect
A loud 'Whoop' 'Whoop' call as you would expect


Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) A Royal Bird

This is the largest of them all
With a S shaped neck that looks so tall
At the end a black and orange bill
Tops of this magnificent birds profile
This beauty graces our waterways all year round
A 24 year lifespan giving Mute some ground
UK now there are some 30, 000 around
As name suggests Mute is mainly quiet
But make angry this swan hisses out
This is my favourite of them all
Cygnus olor be here for evermore