I saw the "whooper" swan at Schoolhouse Pond a few years ago and I think yours looks like a whooper from a distance and not a bewick swan which is smaller in size. 

Harry

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From: Edward Talik <> 

> I know we can't post our photos in the e-mails, 
> so here is a link to a few of my bird shots. The 
> site is free, so the resolution is not all that 
> great (originals are tack sharp). Since our 
> conversation has been about misidentification, 
> I thought I'd include an example of one here. 
> One of these photos is labeled incorrectly. 
> Which one? Hmmmm? 
> 
> Talk about embarrassing, this shot was nearly 
> published with the wrong name. luckily I caught 
> it during an edit. Whew!!!!! 
> 
> http://www.villagephotos.com/pubbrowse.asp?folder_id=1611032 
> 
> -Eddie Talik 
> Upper Marlboro