Enjoying Some Peace and Quiet!
This group of mute swan cygnets with one parent were captured enjoying the late October sun near the entrance to Chichester Marina in Sussex. Where the other parent was is a mystery but I don’t think that is necessarily sinister. Although swans mate for life, the cygnets were large enough not to require parental protection or succumb to predation. In fact, I would think that within a few weeks of this photograph they would be leaving the parents to strike out in life on their own!
The parents must feel proud of themselves and quite rightly so as they have invested a considerable amount of time and hard work in getting the youngsters to this stage! Good luck to them all!
Enjoying Some Peace and Quiet!
This group of mute swan cygnets with one parent were captured enjoying the late October sun near the entrance to Chichester Marina in Sussex. Where the other parent was is a mystery but I don’t think that is necessarily sinister. Although swans mate for life, the cygnets were large enough not to require parental protection or succumb to predation. In fact, I would think that within a few weeks of this photograph they would be leaving the parents to strike out in life on their own!
The parents must feel proud of themselves and quite rightly so as they have invested a considerable amount of time and hard work in getting the youngsters to this stage! Good luck to them all!