Mute Swan Cygnus olor, Yancheng National Nature Reserve (33.602150, 120.504353), Jiangsu, China, December. Mute Swan is a well-known ornamental fixture in parks throughout Western Europe and North America. Wild Mute Swan range from Europe to the Russian Far East and China. Mute Swan is a rare winter visitor to the Chinese coast and Shanghai. Some, like this individual, are of uncertain provenance, possibly being escapees or feral. (Craig Brelsford)Mute Swan, Lake Wuliangsu, Inner Mongolia, China, September. (Craig Brelsford)Mute Swan, Lake Wuliangsu, Inner Mongolia, September. (Craig Brelsford)
