are swans only in the uk?
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In fact, the British monarch owns all unmarked mute swans in open water in the UK, but the Queen only exercises ownership on certain stretches and tributaries of the River Thames around Windsor.
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['Barn owl.', 'Most swan and geese species.', 'Golden and white-tailed eagles.']
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There are three swan species in Indiana, two of which are native. The mute swan, an alien species introduced from Europe, is now a resident in Indiana. ... Native tundra and trumpeter swans remain protected. In Indiana, mute swans are currently protected, so a permit is required to possess a live mute swan or to kill one.
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At this time mute swans were protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act due to a court order, but in 2005 the United States Department of the Interior officially declared them a non-native, unprotected species. Mute swans are protected in some areas of the U.S. by local laws, as for example in Connecticut.
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Wings and neck A snow goose can be told apart from all swan species because of its wings. Swans have all white wings with long, slender necks, while a snow goose has black primary feathers and a short neck.
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Baby swans are called a flapper or a cygnet. The female swan is a pen and the male is a cob.
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Which owl species are native to the UK? ... The snowy owl is a rare visitor from further north that has bred here on occasion and the small numbers of eagle owls breeding here are thought to derive from aviary escapes and deliberate releases.
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Very precocious young swans can breed when only two years old but most don't do so until they are four or five. Females, known as 'pens', tend to be younger than their mates, the 'cobs'. ... 'If you want monogamy', the saying goes, 'marry a swan'; pairs generally stay together for life.
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7. Swans, while tame, retain their wildness. They're not as friendly as Canada geese but in their own way seem to like people. They also seem to revel in the sound of the human voice.
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North America is home to three species of swans: the native trumpeter and tundra (formerly known as whistling swan), and the non-native mute. The trumpeter swan is the largest waterfowl in North America and the largest swan in the world.
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North America's Tundra Swans nest in the arctic, and migrate for the winter either east to the Atlantic Flyway to the Chesapeake area, or west to California. Their migrations can overlap areas where Trumpeter Swans have been nesting or winter (especially in the Pacific Northwest).
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It turns out that swans are not especially rare in our part of Massachusetts, and while technically they are an exotic species – meaning they are not native to our region – they're somewhat commonplace. ... Today mute swans can be found up and down the coastline from Maryland to Massachusetts.
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In every state where they are hunted, swans are treated as trophy birds. ... And most states require swan hunters to complete an orientation course to ensure they can distingish tundra swans from endangered trumpeter swans, which are often fellow travelers during the fall migration.
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England. Swans, according to those who have eaten them, are tasty birds. ... By default, though, the king or queen owned the country's swans, and that's still true: Any unmarked swans swimming in the open waters of England belong to the Queen.
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Goldfinches inhabit most of the UK although they are less common in upland areas and most numerous in southern England. You can see them anywhere where there are scattered bushes and trees and outside breeding season they will form nomadic flocks often spotted feeding in fields and on road verges.
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Duck is the common name for numerous species in the waterfowl family Anatidae which also includes swans and geese. ... Ducks are mostly aquatic birds, mostly smaller than the swans and geese, and may be found in both fresh water and sea water.
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But despite their name, mute swans are anything but silent. ... Once courtship is complete, male and female swans really are bonded for life, with few exceptions. This is unusual. Most other birds will raise their young as a pair for one season, but move on to new mates the next.