Swans are believed to return to the same nesting site and often the same nesting mound,
year after year.
On the lookout, I discovered another Mute Swan Nest last week.
This nest is different than the one I wrote about 2 weeks ago, here.
This is one I visited in years past, and wondered if it was being reused again as I have read...
it is in fact "occupied".
Mute Swans are a quite large, unmistakable waterbird.
Commonly viewed in the northeast, more during the summer, I do see some in the winter.
Sexes are alike...the adult male has pure white plumage and a large black basal knob.
They are primarily silent but will "hiss" if alarmed and especially when protecting their nest.
Mute Swans mate for life and it is currently nesting season...
This nest is also on an island, in the center of a lake...
close to home, right by Debbies Creek.
The male was swimming close by, chasing off ducks and geese that attempted to get close to the nest.
Mute Swans are very intelligent and can remember and recognize human faces from one year to the next.
If these are the same swans, which I believe they are,
they remembered me from past years and did not feel threatened.
I will return frequently, so I can be sure to see the babies.
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