Swans Are Laying

On our last visit to the nearby wetland we were delighted to discover that the local swan couple have laid an egg. Last year they laid three. Unless there are a few more eggs on the way there will be only one cygnet. Since the one egg has been allowed to stay 'cool' there may still be more. It is nice to see the pair produce again. Barb described the large egg colour 'powder blue with a touch of turquoise. It is wonderful that the swans have chosen a nest position that gives us a good view. The 'exposed' view is a tradeoff for the swans to have a location far more protected from the winter winds.

It is a pity that some people have no respect for the environment.

Goose patrol

Cormorant overseer

Wetland Visits

Even during the restricted isolation, we are able to drop in on our feathered friends at our nearby wetland at Uni Hill. We were concerned to note that the four Eurasian Coot chicks are now only one. What happened to the others we do not know. The surviving chick is growing and its parents are helping it by ducking underwater for the food it keeps chirping for. It is not an overcrowded wetland and so the birds that are there, the two swans, numerous Moorhens, Eurasian Coots and ducks plus the one goose, one heron and one cormorant, all must feel pretty pleased with their lot in life.