
There are no words
If you ask this swan what species it is, it won’t tell you. It’s Mute.
If you ask this swan what species it is, it won’t tell you. It’s Mute.
Here are a few familiar faces from my social distancing walk. This Mute Swan is one of the aggressive pair which have …
I’m out with my son in the early morning. He has a camera too and takes a photo of me. As we …
It’s a beautiful, placid scene. It’s gorgeous light on the River Teign as I spot a Mute Swan flying and then landing …
In a time before the lockdown I visited Daisy Nook Country Park. It’s in Failsworth, which is a great place to have …
It’s cold and I fancy a walk. There are Black Headed Gulls at Stover Country Park. I love the way their toes …
There’s a Mute Swan upending itself on the lake. It’s giving me clear views of its ankles, or ‘backwards knees’ as many …
I hear that there’s a Great Northern Diver, a type of bird frequently called a Loon everywhere apart from here, on a …
I never get bored of Mute Swans, Cygnus olor: There’s something about their size, their poise and their steady pace that enthrals …
In Devon everything in the countryside takes on the colour of the soil; and that colour is often red. The Devonian red …
Photographing Swans is as difficult as photographing snow. They often appear bleached and featureless. Or bedraggled and dirty. Getting the exposure just …
There’s time to visit Stover Country park and see some wildlife today. I’m taking my dad along so he can experience one …
As part of the Wildlife Trusts’ #30DaysWild I’m heading out to have some nature experiences every day this month. Today I’m heading …
When did you last spend an hour so completely absorbed in something in the natural world that you forgot what time it …
That huge lump on the base of this Mute Swan’s beak is called a basal knob. Knowing that, however, tells you nothing …
There’s very good scientific evidence about the health benefits of nature. Scientists showed that people recovering from operations in hospitals needed less …
It’s difficult to lead two different lives. Being good at two very different things always leads to compromise and there’s always someone …
Here’s a drawing of a Mute Swan I did forty years ago. And here’s a photograph of a Mute Swan I took …
It’s forty years since I drew this Mute Swan after seeing them, probably at the local park. Now here I am at …
I was 13 years old when I saw a Mute Swan from the train. How do I remember that I was on …
Forty years ago I was busy filling in my nature notebooks. I wrote detailed notes in blue biro in my lined notepad …