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| Mute Swan parents and their five cygnets (young swans) |
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| Mute Swan cygnets can have two different plumages. "Royal" cygnets hatch with gray fluff and grow gray-brown feathers as they become older. "Polish" cygnets have white fluff and feathers, though both color morphs get white feathers as adults. |
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| From left to right: the two Mute Swan parents, three "royal" cygnets and two "polish" cygnets |
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| Mute Swans |
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| Mute Swans |
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| When these cygnets grow up, the only way to tell if they had a "royal" or "polish" plumage when they were young would be to see their feet! "Polish" morphs can have pink or gray legs and feet, while "royal" have black legs and feet. |
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| Mute Swan cygnets |
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| Mute Swans and Great Egret |
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| Great Egret |
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| Belted Kingfishers |
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| Turtles |
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| Turtle |
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