The whooper swan, like its onomatopoeic cousins ... with its effortless glide on the mirror of a lake and lovely, unfurling flight, signaled evanescence and evoked immortal longings.

See how white shows up in the unexpected and the everyday in this gallery. Here, whooper swans take flight above a frozen landscape in Japan. The swans take off mostly on water, but can also do so ...

Young whooper swans practice flying in Rongcheng, Shandong province, to prepare for their upcoming long-distance migration. [Photo by Li Xinjun/For chinadaily.com.cn] Young whooper swans have ...

Around 10,000 adult pairs were found, with the rest made up of chicks, young adults without nests, and birds migrating across Finland from Russia. Whooper swans are Finland’s national bird and feature ...