Wednesday, September 12, 2012

who's been nesting on my pond?


I spy a nest in the rushes.... 


its a pair of black swans

 swan one


 swan two


all change!

 (its time for swan one to sit on the eggs.... 
and as its late afternoon I suspect this might be the female - taking up the night duties)

 first one has to dry off a little (shake and preen, shake and preen)


settle

 egg warming position assumed



black swans have been nesting on the farm for a couple of decades now 
- but I never tire of the excitement 
waiting for cygnets to hatch
hoping the parents can protect them from foxes 
(and crows and eagles and accidents) 


fingers crossed for this clutch


....




8 comments:

  1. such wonderful birds, and so elegant. lucky you to follow them for so long.

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  2. Fingers crossed indeed...what glorious photographs.
    x

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  3. How amazing - having black swans on your property! Great photos, too.

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  4. How loving to have swans nesting on your property. Beautiful pics! Do they stay there all year round?

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  5. How fantastic that you are able to capture this beauty on camera and then share it with us...growing up in WA I love the black swan. x

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thanks for all your lovely comments - your words are greatly appreciated xx