{"id":14754,"date":"2012-06-29T17:22:49","date_gmt":"2012-06-29T15:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/swans\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/"},"modified":"2024-12-06T10:04:26","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T09:04:26","slug":"whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/swans\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/","title":{"rendered":"Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) is a large Northern Hemisphere swan. It is the Old World counterpart of the North American Trumpeter Swan. Whooper swans can migrate many hundreds of miles to their wintering sites in northern Europe &amp; eastern Asia. They breed in subarctic Eurasia, further south than Bewicks in the taiga zone.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ngg-galleryoverview\" id=\"ngg-gallery-6-14754\">\n\n\n\n    \t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-8319\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/trumpeter_swan_1.jpg\" title=\"Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus\" alt=\"Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/thumbs\/thumbs_trumpeter_swan_1.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4839\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/whooper-swans-cygnus-cygnus-30.jpg\" title=\"Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) at Rheindelta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) at Rheindelta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/thumbs\/thumbs_whooper-swans-cygnus-cygnus-30.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4788\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-29.jpg\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Rheindelta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Rheindelta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/thumbs\/thumbs_whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-29.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4787\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-28.jpg\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Rheindelta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Rheindelta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/thumbs\/thumbs_whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-28.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2522\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-9.jpg\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" alt=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/thumbs\/thumbs_whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-9.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2521\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-8.jpg\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" alt=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/thumbs\/thumbs_whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-8.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2520\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-7.jpg\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" alt=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/thumbs\/thumbs_whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-7.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2519\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-6.jpg\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" alt=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/thumbs\/thumbs_whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-6.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2518\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-5.jpg\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" alt=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/thumbs\/thumbs_whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-5.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2517\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-4.jpg\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" alt=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/thumbs\/thumbs_whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-4.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2516\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-3.jpg\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" alt=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/thumbs\/thumbs_whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-3.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2515\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-27.jpg\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Rheindelta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Rheindelta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/thumbs\/thumbs_whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-27.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2514\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-26.jpg\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Rheindelta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Rheindelta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/thumbs\/thumbs_whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-26.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2513\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-25.jpg\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Rheindelta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Rheindelta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/thumbs\/thumbs_whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-25.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2512\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-24.jpg\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Rheindelta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Rheindelta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/thumbs\/thumbs_whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-24.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2511\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-23.jpg\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Rheindelta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Rheindelta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/thumbs\/thumbs_whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-23.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2510\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-22.jpg\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Rheindelta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Rheindelta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/thumbs\/thumbs_whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-22.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2509\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-21.jpg\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Rheindelta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Rheindelta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/thumbs\/thumbs_whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-21.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2508\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-20.jpg\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Rheindelta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Rheindelta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/thumbs\/thumbs_whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-20.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2507\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-2.jpg\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" alt=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/thumbs\/thumbs_whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-2.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2506\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-19.jpg\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Rheindelta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Rheindelta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/thumbs\/thumbs_whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-19.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2505\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-18.jpg\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Rheindelta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Rheindelta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/thumbs\/thumbs_whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-18.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2504\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-17.jpg\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Rheindelta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Rheindelta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/thumbs\/thumbs_whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-17.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2503\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-16.jpg\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Rheindelta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Rheindelta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/thumbs\/thumbs_whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-16.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2502\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-15.jpg\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Rheindelta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Rheindelta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/thumbs\/thumbs_whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-15.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2501\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-14.jpg\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Rheindelta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Rheindelta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/thumbs\/thumbs_whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-14.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2500\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-13.jpg\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Rheindelta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Rheindelta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/thumbs\/thumbs_whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-13.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2499\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-12.jpg\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Rheindelta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Rheindelta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/thumbs\/thumbs_whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-12.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2498\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-11.jpg\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Rheindelta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Rheindelta, Hoechster Ried, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/thumbs\/thumbs_whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-11.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2497\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-10.jpg\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" alt=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/thumbs\/thumbs_whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-10.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2496\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-1.jpg\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" alt=\"Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/thumbs\/thumbs_whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus-1.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2495\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/swans.jpg\" title=\" \" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\" \" alt=\"Swans.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/whooper-swan-cygnus-cygnus\/thumbs\/thumbs_swans.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Swans.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t<!-- Pagination -->\n \t<div class=\"ngg-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/whooper_swan.mp3\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">whooper_swan<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) is a large Northern Hemisphere swan. It is the Old World counterpart of the North American Trumpeter Swan. Whooper swans can migrate many hundreds of miles to their wintering sites in northern Europe &amp; eastern Asia. They breed in subarctic Eurasia, further south than Bewicks in the taiga zone. whooper_swan [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"parent":14208,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"tags":[1572,1439,1571],"class_list":["post-14754","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","tag-cygnus-cygnus","tag-swans","tag-whooper-swan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14754"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14754\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}