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will focus
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- Traverse City, Michigan, USA
Every day these guys get a little bigger. Once again the visit to the lake tonight yielded the same count for the three groups I've been following. I think this makes about 10 days now without the loss of a cygnet. That's much better odds than the more than one a day of a couple of weeks ago.
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- Location
- Beaumaris, Melbourne, Australia
- Name
- John ...
@will focus Just gorgeous little creatures, Will, and beautifully photographed.
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- Vancouver BC
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- Graham
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- Vancouver BC
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- Graham
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- New Zealand
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- Somerset, UK
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- Ovi
Judging by the shutter speed and aperture isn't it well pass its bed time?
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- Berlin, Germany
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- Lothar
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- Wiltshire, UK
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- Nigel
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- Huddersfield UK
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- Vancouver BC
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- Vancouver BC
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- Graham
will focus
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- Traverse City, Michigan, USA
These are from tonight's walk. Sadly, another Cygnet was lost over the last day. This is the last one from the 3 that hatched in this family. The other two families of swans have maintained so far...3 in one and 6 in the other. Both of those families stay out in the middle of the lake most of the day, so I suppose that has helped. I really hope this one makes it. The pair that raised it had 10 eggs to start and sat on them through snowstorms. Two eggs broke and 3 hatched. They have alot of time invested in this little guy...or gal.
I was really conflicted upon seeing this tonight 50 feet from where the swans bed down. I watched as this snapping turtles dug a hole and layed about 20 eggs. I have pictures of the other eggs being layed but they look exactly like this picture. Part of me wanted to remove the turtle and destroy the eggs, but I know that wouldn't really help save the swan and duck babies. There are hundreds of snapping turtles nearby. I can only watch and hope that this little swan is lucky enough to avoid the fate of so many of the others this season.
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I was really conflicted upon seeing this tonight 50 feet from where the swans bed down. I watched as this snapping turtles dug a hole and layed about 20 eggs. I have pictures of the other eggs being layed but they look exactly like this picture. Part of me wanted to remove the turtle and destroy the eggs, but I know that wouldn't really help save the swan and duck babies. There are hundreds of snapping turtles nearby. I can only watch and hope that this little swan is lucky enough to avoid the fate of so many of the others this season.
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- Beaumaris, Melbourne, Australia
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- John ...
Lovely photos, Will.
However, nature has its balancing systems, harsh as they might seem.
