Title

Territorial mute swan

Caption

Territorial mute swan (Cygnus olor) dominant male showing aggressive posture with wings half raised, called busking, while swimming in lake in spring

Date

Jun 21, 2023

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER

Reference

BRK23D55_073

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49,4Mb (895,4Kb) / 17,0in x 11,3in / 5089 x 3393 (300dpi)

Keywords

aggression animal attack position behavior belligerent Bird bird photography courtship courtship behavior courtship display courtship season curve cut deserted display display behaviour divided dominant duck bird Europe geese bird half lake landscape male male animal mating behavior mating season mute Mute swan natural environment nature Neck pond posture raised road sliced sliced social behaviour spring superiority Swan swim threat threaten threatening water water bird waters wild animal wildlife wildlife photography winding wing