SWAN: PORTRAIT OF A MAJESTIC BIRD

The swan is a lover and a fighter, a graceful angel and a clumsy oaf. The mute swan, with its orange beak and aura of stately silence, is the breed we know best in Britain. Nature writer, photographer and pilot Dan Keel has been captivated by these birds since boyhood. In this book he shows us how swans have been portrayed in myth, art and culture for millennia; how they have been venerated and imitated as well as harmed by humans; and weaves his first-hand observations into the narrative.