Aug. 29, 2019
Growing up so fast
Three months ago our pair of swans at Hatfield Forest had recently become parents to some cute bundles of fluff. Today I caught up with them again as they sat…
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May 21, 2019
The cute factor
For the last few weeks the pair of swans at Hatfield Forest have been sitting on their nest, out of harm’s reach on the island in the decoy lake. This week they…
Oct. 17, 2017
Mute Swan Cygnet
This is a a very large white waterbird. It has a long S-shaped neck, and an orange bill with black at the base of it. Flies with its neck extended and regular…
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tomsphotos
Oct. 10, 2017
Mute Swan Cygnet
The mute swan is a very large white waterbird. It has a long S-shaped neck, and an orange bill with black at the base of it. Flies with its neck extended and…
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July 03, 2017
Grumpy swan alert!
What seemed an endearing, if rather inconvenient, choice of resting place a week ago has now become home to the swans at Hatfield Forest. The new parents are…
June 25, 2017
Causing chaos, by doing nothing!
About eighteen months ago one of the resident pair of swans at Hatfield Forest sadly died after being predated, probably by a fox. Since then, Mr Swan has…
May 31, 2013
Cuteness personified
I took a break from my drive down to Plymouth today at Abbotsbury Swannery [abbotsbury-tourism.co.uk] in Dorset. The Swannery is home to up to 600 swans and…
Aug. 13, 2012
Growing up fast
I decided that today was to be a day of complete relaxation after my hectic weekend and I enjoyed a wonderful lie in, followed by a late breakfast and a lazy…
June 23, 2012
Family time
While I was at the Arundel Wetlands Centre yesterday I noticed a poster advertising an early morning ??Birds and Boats?? event for today. The weather forecast…
June 22, 2012
Close encounter
With a reasonably sunny day off in prospect today I decided to allow myself some work-free time and visited the Arundel Wetlands Centre once again. I…
Sept. 04, 2011
Chilling out on a Sunday morning
I set off extra early for my rehearsal in Gloucester today and took a detour on my way there to the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust at Slimbridge [wwt.org.uk]. For…
June 01, 2011
There once was an ugly duckling....
I was intending to stop off for some more landscape photography on my journey home from Cornwall today. However, I arrived in Abbotsbury at lunchtime and…
Nov. 29, 2010
Swan Babies (Proud Mama)
It's been a long time since I posted my favourite waterfowl. Originally native to Ontario, the trumpeter swan disappeared from Eastern Canada early in the 20th…
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artbee
Sept. 20, 2009
Family of Four (Trumpeter Swans)
This family of swans have a pond all to themselves, the babies didn't mind me taking pictures, but the daddy let me know I was intruding.
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artbee
July 09, 2009
Ugly Ducklings
We came upon these cygnets in the corner of Southampton Common last night - apparently every evening the pair of swans lead their offspring out onto the grass…
