Description
Its name could suggest that it's subject to a vow of silence, but the mute swan isn't actually mute. It's just less loud than the other five species of swans, such as the aptly named trumpeter . This juvenile mute swan was spotted enjoying the sun's glow in the city of Varna , a seaside city in Bulgaria that's known as a destination for migrating swans. Though the bird's "ugly duckling" phase is past, it'll be some time before it sheds its mottled feathers to sport a snow-white coat like its mature fellow swans.