tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208917872500464884.post4228921175954385607..comments2024-03-07T07:09:35.361+01:00Comments on Loire Valley Nature: Mute Swan - Cygnus olorSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208917872500464884.post-67804652912081803862013-12-17T17:49:56.475+01:002013-12-17T17:49:56.475+01:00The female's "knob" is much smaller ...The female's "knob" is much smaller when compared to the male...<br />especially in the breeding season.<br />The male bill is a deep orange... the female is lighter...<br />tending toward yellow...<br />but NEVER as yellow as Whooper or Bewicks.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.com