Cygnus olor
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Nesting swans defend the nest and can strike with their wings; keep your distance, especially with children. Do not feed bread. Never handle a dead or sick swan with bare hands — waterfowl carry avian influenza and dead swans are often the first sign of an outbreak.
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Orange bill with a black knob at the base; whooper swan has a flat yellow-and-black bill
Neck held in an S-curve with the bill angled down; other swans hold the neck straight
When agitated, arches the wings over the back like sails and glides with the neck drawn back
Cygnets are dingy grey-brown with grey bills and stay off-white through the first year
Nearly voiceless, but the wings produce a rhythmic throbbing hum audible from far away
