What birds are more beautiful on the water than swans? Elegant and graceful, swans are the largest members of their family, which includes ducks and geese. Swans are known to be highly intelligent birds with good memories. They begin breeding between three and four years of age and can fly up to 60 miles an hours. There are seven species of swans around the world, including the Tundra Swan, the Trumpeter Swan, and the Black Swan, but we will focus our attention on the Mute Swan.
Mute Swan photographed in eastern Massachusetts.
