Swan figures, with their long, arched necks and white feathers, lend an aura of elegance and grace to decor. That’s probably why “swancore” seems like it’ll be interior design’s next ...

The Bishop of Bath and Wells, the Reverend Peter Price, inspects the sculptures earlier this month More than £110,000 has been raised with the sale of 60 colourful swans at auction in Somerset.

"The number of mute swans has increased substantially in the marshes around Sandusky Bay and East Harbor," said Jim McCormac, an avian education specialist with the Ohio Division of Wildlife.

Young birds may have a straighter neck than more mature birds. Most mute swans in Texas are escaped birds from decorative ponds, aviaries or from breeders of ornamental birds. A few may derive ...

The Bishop of Bath and Wells, the Reverend Peter Price, inspects the sculptures earlier this month More than £110,000 has been raised with the sale of 60 colourful swans at auction in Somerset.

Swans of Wells was a tourist initiative for Somerset which featured 60 of the five-foot (1.2m) sculptures - one for each year of Queen Elizabeth II's reign.