Tag Archives: Cygnet

Black Australian Swan Cygnets Learning to Feed, 2

In addition to the cygnets being pretty cute as they learned to feed, watching the constant motion of the parents and the little ones was rather comical.

Black Australian Swan Cygnets and Parents
Black Australian Swan Cygnets and Parents

Bottoms up is the only way for the swans to get the grass in the deeper water, which also shows off their enormous feet.

Black Australian Swan Cygnets and Parents
Black Australian Swan Cygnets and Parents

The cygnets certainly swam a lot further during feeding than the parents, around and around.

Black Australian Swan Cygnets and Parents
Black Australian Swan Cygnets and Parents

Most of the time one adult had a head up and they all stayed pretty close together.

Black Australian Swan Cygnets and Parents
Black Australian Swan Cygnets and Parents

Swan Lake Iris Gardens, Sumpter SC
May 20, 2021

Mute Swan with Cygnets

Hello world!

A Mute Swan cygnet poked his head out just as I was passing this nest, and was soon followed by a sibling.

Mute Swan with Two Cygnets
Mute Swan with Two Cygnets

They didn’t go very far.

Mute Swan with Two Cygnets
Mute Swan with Cygnet

The adult, presumably mother, based on swan behavior, was alert to the squirming around but never shifted her position.

Mute Swan with Two Cygnets
Mute Swan with Cygnet

She seemed to be prompting the pair to settle down;  I don’t know if there were more young underneath or not.

Mute Swan with Two Cygnets
Mute Swan with Two Cygnets

Excursion over, time to tuck back in.

Mute Swan with Two Cygnets
Mute Swan with Two Cygnets

A staff person told me he thought this pair was about two weeks old.

May 20, 2021