Abby, the female mute swan at Bubeck Park, is on the nest for the second time this year. It is the first time the swan has laid a second clutch of eggs in a year. In May, five cygnets hatched in ...

Mute swans are famous for their beauty and elegance, but they are also extremely territorial birds. When they feel threatened they can charge across the water and attack intruders with powerful wings.

In early morning at Little Swamp Sanctuary in western Midland County, we can see the far shore of the wetland, almost one half mile away, through a path of trimmed open space where we have a seep or ...