This mute swan coming in for a landing is not actually mute, but this species is much quieter than other swans — except when they’re flying. Researchers and swan enthusiasts enjoy the very audible, ...

MUKWONAGO, Wis. — The swans that inhabit Grace Graham’s poetry are white as fresh linen. They glide across Phantom Lake like elegant apparitions, paddling webbed feet into stanzas she writes before ...

SOUTH NEWFANE Most birders are not fond of mute swans. They are non-native, and like many introduced species, they compete with native species. Some of that competition is a threat, or potential ...