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Swan keeper Olaf Niess and his helpers catch swans in Hamburg, Germany, on Nov 20. They are being moved to their ice-free winter home on the Eppendorf Muehlenteich lake.
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Swan keeper Olaf Niess steers his boat with swans on the Innen Alster Lake in Hamburg, Germany, on Nov. 20. They are being moved to their ice-free winter home on the Eppendorf Muehlenteich lake.
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A man looks at swans swimming on the Landwehrkanal canal as he enjoys candlelight and a mild summer evening in Berlin on August 1, 2012.
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Swans are captured on the River Thames in southeast England on Monday, July 18, during 'Swan Upping.'
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Swans are captured during the annual 'Swan Upping' on the River Thames in southeast England, on Monday.
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A cygnet's head is measured during the annual swan census or 'Swan Upping' on the River Thames in south-east England, on Monday.
According to AFP, 'Swan Upping' is the annual census of the swan population on stretches of the River Thames, spanning the counties of Middlesex, Surrey, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire. The census dates from the twelfth century when the Queen claimed ownership of all mute swans and is overseen by the Queen's Marker.
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A swan holds up traffic on the M4 motorway, west of London, England, on June 15.
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A young swan cuddles with his mother at the Alster lake in Hamburg, Germany, May 27, 2011.
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A swan walks through a green field on April 12, 2011 in Kamp-Lintfort, western Germany. Swans are among the largest flying birds and are native to temperate environments around the World.
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A swan spreads its wings on Lake Ammersee in Stegen, Germany on March 24, 2011.
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