We are delighted to see seven cygnets have hatched by the pond and are lovingly cared for by their parents.
The eggs from the river swans didn’t hatch this year. The pen and cob have been mating again last week and there is a very small chance of more eggs to come.
In 2017 their eggs didn’t hatch either and they fostered a cygnet from another swan family. We will share photographs of the river swans throughout the year and follow the progress of the pond cygnets as they grow older.
Wishing you all a magical Sunday,
with love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Settings: f/5.6 – 1/250 s – ISO 200 and f/5.6 – 1/400 s – ISO 200.
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They are adorable. Are these (the adults) the same ones we saw last year? Or were they the river swans? In any case, seven seems to be a lucky number for signets.
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Tracy 💜 We mostly featured the river swans with their cygnets in last year’s posts and the pond swans were shown a few times too. We didn’t meet the pond swans’ cygnets until they were six months old last year and you can see them in the final image at https://tranature.com/2018/12/30/our-first-year-in-review/ 🙂💖 xxx
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Thank you, Xenia.
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Quite lovely Xenia 🙂
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Thank you dear Brian 🙂
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That’s fantastic, Xenia 💕🦢They’re gorgeous. Shame about the river swans though. There were a pair of swans on the river when we went to Stratford with a little brood. Photos to come soon 🤗 Hope you’re having a wonderful weekend xxx
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Cathy 💜 We’re not sure what happened with the river swans and it may be that age is catching up or the late cold spell in the weather played a part. Their nest is a lot more exposed than the nest in the woodland pond. It’s rare for swans to lay a second clutch of eggs within a season even though they were mating again. I’m looking forward to seeing your pictures from the Stratford brood and hope you’re having a wonderful weekend too! Much love to you and Finn from all of us here 🤗💖🐕 xxx
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Yes, it could be either of those things. Nature isn’t always kind but I’ll keep my fingers crossed 🤞🏼 Much love on it’s way 🤗💕xxx
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Thank you Cathy 🙂💕🐕 xxx
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Thank you so much for sharing the images and the information Xenia.
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Thank you dear Rupali, it’s a pleasure to share 🙂💖 xxx
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They’re living treasures! And beautiful images, Xenia!
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Thank you so much for your kind words, they truly are! 🙂
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So beautiful!
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Thank you kindly! 🙂
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🙂
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What a lovely, tender capture…seven cygnets (!), I’ve never seen a swan with that many before…I love how the odd pair of Canada Geese in our lagoon often become the caregivers of 50 or more goslings…it warms my heart to see love in action!
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Kim, it’s lovely to see how they care for the young 💜 The ducks always care for orphaned ducklings too 🙂💖🦆 xxx
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Oh, my!!!!! Pond swans and river swans. Best to those river swans. Keep us posted.
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Thank you dear Laurie, we’ll be delighted keep you posted 🙂💖 xxx
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Yay!
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Sweet! Looks a foraging lesson is in progress!
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Thank you dear Eliza, they’re learning so young! 🙂💖 xxx
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So lovely. Look forward to more pictures as they grow.
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Anita 🙂💖 xxx
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Ahhhh, so lovely. I hope the river pair are more successful next time.
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Thank you so much for your kind words dear Karina 🙂💖 xxx
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So lovely .. 🙂
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Thank you dear Julie 🙂💖 xxx
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