These proverbial "ugly ducklings" are anything but. Soon, they will indeed grow up to become graceful swans. The young mute swans, called cygnets, are sheltered under mom"s tail feathers in the Massapequa Preserve on Long Island, New York, a tranquil oasis in the suburban sprawl of Nassau County.
Mute swans
Today in History
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Once upon a time there was a bridge…
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A water loch-ed castle
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Florentine garden brings generations together
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Haaga Rhododendron Park
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A polar bear near Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
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Midwinter freeze
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In Apia Harbor for Samoan Independence Day
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A winter’s holiday ends
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National Park Week: Olympic National Park, Washington
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Wild turkeys in repose
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Wat Sri Sawai in Sukhothai Historical Park, Thailand
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Central Highlands of Vietnam
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Dog days of summer
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Góða ólavsøku, from the Faroes!
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Goats don t grow on trees
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Go climb a tree
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Going with the floe
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International Day of Peace
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Reflecting on fall
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The Girl Scouts celebrate 110 years
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Bridge of Hillsborough County
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World Frog Day
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Overseas Highway, Florida Keys
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Kings of the Kalahari
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Winnie-the-Pooh Day
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Surf s always up in Paia
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Cape Town at dusk
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It s Mountain Day in Japan
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Happy 50th for the National Trails System!
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Hyalite Creek at Custer Gallatin National Forest, Montana