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Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) on the Chesapeake Bay Maryland. They are a beautiful but invasive pest, introduced in 1962. Each bird consumes eight pounds of water grasses a day.
Photo ID: Brett-Cole-Maryland-00417
Photo size: 11.0 Mpixels (31.4 MB uncompressed) - 2705x4057 pixels (9x13.5 in / 22.9x34.3 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: bird, Chesapeake Bay, conservation, Eastern Shore, environment, grass, invasive, Maryland, swan, water, waterbird, wing