The picturesque “wedding swan” can now be legally shot in California year-round. Under a bill signed into law this month by Gov. Gavin Newsom, the mute swan has been added to the list of nongame birds ...

SACRAMENTO - State legislation signed into law earlier this month will allow invasive mute swans to be taken or possessed at any time by those with a valid California hunting license beginning Jan. 1, ...

Mute swans are famous for their beauty and elegance, but they are also extremely territorial birds. When they feel threatened ...

This mute swan coming in for a landing is not actually mute, but this species is much quieter than other swans — except when they’re flying. Researchers and swan enthusiasts enjoy the very audible, ...

MANLIUS, N.Y. — Elegant white swans have an outsize presence in this upstate New York village measuring less than 2 square miles. Their likeness is on village flags, community centers and welcome ...

All around the house, blackbirds sing at the crack of dawn, the flock waxing and waning in size, gathering new members and losing others as they flit, flirt, pair off and wander away to find their own ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MANLIUS, N.Y. (AP) — Elegant white swans ...