Cygnets!

Cygnets warm the cockles of my heart whether they’re hitch-hiking, following a parent or posing beautifully.

 

Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) – cygnet

 

I was lying at the edge of the water to get the shot above. I wish I had a chance like that every week.

 

 

Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) – cygnet hitch-hiking

 

And the shot above is another sight I’d like to see more often, no wonder cygnets make me smile!

 

 

Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) – cygnets with parent

 

This little raft of cygnets were paddling around at the Western Treatment Plant a couple of weeks ago. Black Swans are magnificent waterbirds, they are found across Australia, they are vegetarian, supremely graceful on water and comically clumsy on land. They need about 40 metres of open water to take off and they pair for life. How beautiful.

Happy birding

Kim

 

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