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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-00419
Photo size: 7.4 Mpixels (21.1 MB uncompressed) - 3323x2215 pixels (11.1x7.4 in / 28.1x18.8 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: bird, Chesapeake Bay, conservation, Eastern Shore, environment, grass, invasive, Maryland, swan, water, waterbird