New additions to our local swan 🦢 family
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At the end of last week I made this post Big Swan Little Swan Contest Reflection Hunting and ended by saying I would make a full post this week with an update on our local swan family.
Today is that day for this swantastic 🦢 post
If you live in the UK then you know we had a gorgeous June and then July has been a typical British summer i.e. catch the sun in between the rain showers.
I popped up to our local park to feed the swans and ducks and as it turned out the moorhens and coots too!
I spied the swan family at the other side of the boat pond, so walked round to the wee boat jetty thingy.
Dad saw me and made a beeline straight to me...
Mum came out of nowhere and was shepherding the kids towards me.
I have not named any of the cygnets this year. There are five though.
With a coy look I was being sniffed at! It's all good, they remember me.
As birds they are getting pretty big now and would be the biggest in the park.
If it was not for mum and dad that is!
They are so fluffy, they still have some of their baby baby fluffy feathers and the next stage is to get some white feathers, that is when I call it their camouflage mode.
Do you see their monster feet though!
I love the orange colour it reminds me of their adult bills.
The cygnets at this age remind me of gangly teenagers not knowing what to do with their long legs!
See what I mean...
But they are a cute set of cygnets this year. Only five survived compared to the six we had last year.
And like any good children, they copy their parents!
See how they curl their necks and can preen themselves, well most of them do! Just like kids there is always a stroppy one!
Mum and Dad are looking good now though and start to fatten themselves up again now that the kids are eating on their own.
You can see how much thicker of a neck Dad has got than Mum, but they are both in fine fettle.
Dad has been perfecting his hiss, and has spooked a few people which is always interesting to see! yep I am naughty lol.
Remember I said the kids should copy their parents, well this wee one is trying to copy someone much bigger!
You can see how big he is from the tree leaves that are behind him!
I have taken many swan pics over the years and that above wee cygnet headshot has to be one of my favourites.
Did you see the different head markings in the big swans, well that is not surprising really.
Yes the big swans are not feathered swan but fluffing boats!
You can rent them, but I have not seen anyone use them, mind you I tend to go to the park either around 7am or 5pm so probably not for rent then!
There we go... A wee update on our growing swan family at the end of July 2023.
@coquicoin and I know @lhes like to see the babies so here you go, and this is my version of your piglets @jellyvine.
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@tengolotodo July 31st 2023
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Oh yes! They are so cute and you had wonderful shots.
Now I am wondering how long you spent just to take photos 😁
hehe well it was throw a handful of food take five pics, throw another handful of food take another five pics lol, but I took lots!
We used to have swans every year on our local pond, but then there was an explosion of Canada Geese, which aren't native to the UK. I haven't seen a Swan there since. I guess they have been pushed out, which is a shame. I used to love seeing them, they are so majestic.
Oh that is a shame. We get the odd goose here, but the swans go into attack mode and chase the goose away, I think the most I have seen at any one time is 2 geese and they are no match for 2 swans.
They are majestic, that is one of the things I like about them.
The problem is the number of Canada geese we have. I've noticed a drop in the number of other native birds like Mallard ducks, coots, and moorhens. The Canada geese need culling, but many local people like them, so it would take a brave official to even suggest such action.
When I was up in Orkney I noticed that they have goose hunts, they should do that down your way.
I remember they used to cull the seals too. Invasive species upset the local ecosystems and need sorting out.
We are lucky in so far as the moorhen numbers have increased this year as have the coots, the mallards are pretty steady.
Aww. How I wish I could have these. I don't have a body of water here if it's not raining so it's impossible. I'm getting some ducks though, and hopefully, I'll find a good source of water on the farm by then.
These birds are so majestic!😍
Swans = majestic!
Oh I love duck eggs they are so so so so tasty! Good luck with that.
I knew you were jellynuts now it seems you will be jellyquackers!
Quaker and nuts! And Jelly's hand. 😂🤭 Anyway, I woke up in the middle of the night because I am so hungry hahaha
lol now that is a handful!
Sooooo cute, you will become their favorite hoomans if you fded them often, hehe. They are so cute I want to own one, lol
Yeah they love their food I get from Amazon using my Hive rewards hehe!
Cool swans! It's always fun to see swans, they certainly appreciate the food. Have you ever rented out one the swan boats?
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This year was the first time since before the pandemic they have been on the pond, and the weather has been pretty crap so not rented one out yet.
I could see crappy weather discouraging you on that one! At least they have them out on the pond again, progress!
Yeah progress and no idea when they will get put away yet!
I love it so much a swantastic 🦢 post 😍
Come on Eddie W. every swan deserves a name, so put your brain to work 😂
The photo of the cygnet's head is beautiful. It may be my favorite of the ones you've taken too.
Thanks for a swantastic start to the week, Super Ed 🦢💙 Have a magic one 💙🌀
Hehe listen to you! Yeah Yeah I have to think of names I know.
I liked the wee head as it had the baby grey fur I call it.
I thought you would like it and am glad that you did!
So yes let's all have a magical week Super Eli 💙🦢💙
Swan family is doing so well, how quickly the cygnets has grown and they are like teenagers indeed. 😄
hehe yes teenagers suits them well!
Gorgeous photos of your swans and your giant swans, too! 😂
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Really if it has monster legs hahaha, I had not imagined that the leg of a swan would look like this, in fact I think I've never seen one from up close.
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Those signets are just so cuuuute! Lol. And moma and dada swan know you. You’re such a regular. Look at those legs too. Hahahahaha. Damn!
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You have great photography skills and these shots are so beautiful.
The swans are cute too, the ones in my country aren't as cute as these😃😃.
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I can see the fluffy swantastic swans Teng, and they all look fantastic. Everyone of them made a nice pose because they knew you were taking a picture.. haha. Great!
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And then there's the ugly duckling.....however;, ignoring that! I love your selection of swans. I remember the glorious June weather. Visiting all the delightful country estates and seeing the beautiful swans. It took me living in the UK a couple years to not be surprised to see flesh flashing all over the place whenever a splash of sun was out. Here in SA it is mostly sunshine so we are not prone to strip at a moment's notice to get Vit D
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Why does it feel like at some point you told them to pose for pictures 😅. These were amazing shot. I liked them a lot and I hope you also get shot when the babies get white feathers and orange beaks.
well, they clearly differentiated between the female and the male . Hilarious 😂
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I have never seen swan like this, I can't stop admiring how beautiful they are. You really did a good job snapping them. I can't tell how many of the pictures, I have downloaded on my cell phone already.. I pray I get to see the real ones someday.
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Wow... such beautiful swans and cygnets. I love the orange colour in their monster feet. I enjoyed reading the story too, Teng. Happy new month. I came by from #dreemport
They look excited to take pictures too hehe
They are pretty.
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Awwwn, I love the scenery, I wish we had something as lively and beautiful like this in my country, being with those swans must have been so exciting and satisfying, hopefully, i will get that close to them.
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