Sunday, June 2, 2024
Saturday, June 1, 2024
Saturday Critters #546
Thursday we took a ride to Lake of the Lilies to see if the swans had returned, they had.
There were at least 30 or so swans, but only a handful of ducks.
The reed grasses were filled with Red Winged Blackbirds, buzzing all around,
flying too quickly to get any good pictures.
This guy looked so pretty floating around in the water, feathers fluffed out.
Mute Swans sexes are similar, only that the male has a larger basal knob, (on it's bill)
which I thought was obvious in these images making it a male.
When I came home I did a little research on why a swan swims with its feathers fluffed like this.
They do this to appear larger to a predator and to scare off another bird from its territory.
Interesting, right...
As I looked over I saw the female, tending to the four babies, he was "fluffed out" to protect them.
They were so tiny and so far away.
There were a total of 4 right now, I am sure she birthed more.
Such a wonderful, beautiful sight...I really adore seeing the moms with their babies.
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