Belarussian Scientist Sees Eye to Eye With Wild Swans

Ivan Bogdanovich, a Belarussian ornithologist, rings a mute swan at a lake on the outskirts of Minsk, on Dec. 18, 2014.



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Ivan Bogdanovich, a Belarussian ornithologist, catches a mute swan to ring, weigh and make measurements, at a lake on the outskirts of Minsk.

Ivan Bogdanovich, a Belarussian ornithologist, catches a mute swan to ring, weigh and make measurements of it, at a lake on the outskirts of Minsk.

Mute swans are seen at a lake on the outskirts of Minsk.

Ivan Bogdanovich, a Belarussian ornithologist, releases a mute swan at a lake on the outskirts of Minsk.

Ivan Bogdanovich, a Belarussian ornithologist, carries a mute swan to ring, weigh and make measurements of it, at a lake on the outskirts of Minsk.

Ivan Bogdanovich, a Belarussian ornithologist, holds a mute swan to ring, weigh and make measurements of it, at a lake on the outskirts of Minsk.

Ivan Bogdanovich, a Belarussian ornithologist, holds a mute swan to ring, weigh and make measurements of it, at a lake on the outskirts of Minsk.

A ringed mute swan is seen at a lake on the outskirts of Minsk.