These beauties are live about halfway between me and most everywhere I drive. For three years we have measured distances by them, 'I am at the Swans' is a real reference for us. Then about a month ago I stopped seeing them, there is plenty of other wildlife living here herons, cranes, ducks, geese, and at least two otters. It is not a lake just a large pond with a road through it. I assumed the DNR got to them or maybe some random act of meanness. Then today there they are swimming with 2 new babies. We were so excited!!!! This shot is taking through my passenger side window while I was driving (I was stopped) and does not do justice to them or my & my girls' joy at seeing them again.
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aww, that is just lovely - cygnets! I would absolutely love to be able to give my locations as "I'm at the swans". Lucky you.
ReplyDeleteWe have swans nearby too and it's always lovely to see the cygnets. Beautiful photo.
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful. We sometimes get black swans on our dam if there has been a lot of rain ( which isn't very often) and once a pair hatched out cygnets on our dam Very exciting, but they immediately took them away!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful photograph? White swans is something we don't have here, but we have cornered the market in black ones.
ReplyDeleteHow exciting!
ReplyDeleteWow, Ella would love to see swans on our regular drive. We see ducks more than anything else, but we do get the occasional cranes too. Colin was surprised this morning to see a bald eagle in the field. Unfortunately he doesn't keep a camera in the tractor :)
ReplyDeletePaula
Beautiful! How lovely that you can keep an eye on their progress!
ReplyDeleteThey are lovely - they were probably just busy on the nest while you were missing them.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely discovery Julia.
ReplyDeleteNo ugly ducklings there! Gosh they look so regal with their long curved necks.
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