Close-up of a swan. Portrait of two gray baby swans. Side view of Mute swan cygnets. Cygnus olor in spring.© Heying HUA/Shutterstock.com A baby swan, called a cygnet, hitches a ride on its mom’s back ...

Just one day after its mother passed away, one of the cygnets calling the Charles River Esplanade home had to be rescued by an animal control officer after it had difficulty swimming, officials said.

ARE NOT SURE. WELL, THE FIRST TIME IN OVER A DECADE, TWO BABY TRUMPETER SWANS HAVE HATCHED AT THE BLANK PARK ZOO. HERE THEY ARE WITH THEIR PARENTS. MISO AND TOFU. THE ZOO SAYS THE BABIES, CALLED ...

On a recent Friday morning, a family of birds glided across Prospect Park Lake in front of the Boathouse. Onlookers paused their walks to take pictures. Around 20 children mobbed the lakeshore with ...