I saw this elegant creature in Queens Gardens, in Nelson this afternoon, after deciding on a whim to go for a walk and take some pictures. Cygnus olor (Mute Swan) is a very rare sight in NZ numbering only about 100 in the wild. The Mute swan is a protected, introduced species (brought here in 1866 to look pretty in some rich mans garden). They struggle to survive down under but are far more common in the Northern hemisphere.
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