Stunning photographs illustrate our new natural history of the swan, this much-loved creature of beauty and grace. br br Professional photographer Malcolm Schuyl has studied the swan for decades -- observing, researching and photographing it throughout its life-cycle. br br His lively and inspirational book covers the swan in all its stages: br br * natural history and behaviour: bathing, preening, moulting, sleeping br * breeding and courtship: mating, nesting, incubation, hatching br * raising their young br * swan domestication and uses throughout history br * the swan in literature, myth, music, superstition br * swan conserv ..