The Swan

A friendly "Mute Swan" came over to have a closer look at us, fed him/her some bread and I held a cracker in my fingers and he/she took it, the beek did feel sharp as it closed in on the fingers, but that was it.
A brief history, as follows, taken from our Cruising Guide.
The bird is considered an aggressive invasive species in Chesapeake Bay. The Swan is native to Eurasia, and was introduced to the US.Current population is around 16,000. Adult mute swans can range from 49 to 67 inches in length,measure up to 4 ft in height, and can have a wind span of 79 to 95 inches.Males know as "cobs", average 27 lbs, while the female, known as "pens",can reach up to 19 lbs.Life span of 19 years in the wild and 35 years in captivity. I would suspect that this one is a male