Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) - juvenile
I almost didn't post this photo. It felt wrong to take a photo of the young swan who had just lost his parent and was undoubtedly grieving. He stayed by the lifeless, half eaten body of an adult swan for two days, waiting for it to wake up and care for him again. (Tundra swan cygnets stay with their parents for the first winter, sometimes even two years.) He didn't join the other swans who were in a distance. He didn't fly south with them. He just stood on the ice, looking at his deceased mom or dad. For two days.
Nature is so beautiful, yet cruel and unforgiving.
Grace and Peace little one ❤️
Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) - juvenile
I almost didn't post this photo. It felt wrong to take a photo of the young swan who had just lost his parent and was undoubtedly grieving. He stayed by the lifeless, half eaten body of an adult swan for two days, waiting for it to wake up and care for him again. (Tundra swan cygnets stay with their parents for the first winter, sometimes even two years.) He didn't join the other swans who were in a distance. He didn't fly south with them. He just stood on the ice, looking at his deceased mom or dad. For two days.
Nature is so beautiful, yet cruel and unforgiving.
Grace and Peace little one ❤️