cygnus atratus

Black Swans

Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) Like many places in the world this species has been introduced but this swan does not know its not native. In fact, this individual does not know its a swan. It is more or less feral and apparently raised with Chinese Geese (another introduced species) which it...

Thought this was a perfect picture.....Mum still looking after the smallest bub.....she has a beautiful look on her face.....must be her favourite...the rest of the family are doing fine and I'll try and post a few photos of them soon!....hope you all like this one!

Hi all, I was browsing the last couple of weeks and found that I hadn't shared this cutie with you all.....it was sitting on its mothers back surveying all around and quite happy not to be paddling around like its siblings......do hope you like it!

Another from the other day, Dad had moved on a bit faster than their little legs could cope with and it was very hard for them to catch up! Hope you all like it!

Another from my observations of this family, this baby must be the smallest and was often on its Mum's back as they travelled around the lake, looking down watching its siblings paddling away so hard to keep up with Dad...do hope you enjoy!

The parents had taken their brood along to a spot where the bubs could get out of the water but there are a lot of dangers, dogs (on leashs), bicycles and kids that want to get close to see.....Dad was leading the way and Mum was the back-up, they took them to a small grassy spot, so that the...

Hi all, sorry haven't been here for a week but as you can see I have been busy, watching a family of Black Swans at Caroline Springs. The mother gets to do most of the feeding when the babies are in the water (only two days old when I took this)..... Hope you like it!

I was going to upload this one the other day but got side-tracked....I took many Black Swan photos that day and the tourists that were visiting wanted to ask questions, my reply was 'Just a minute I've got to take a photo, the Swan is in lift off mode!!!!' and with that I managed to get two...

Hi all, just had to share this one....Pete and I had Thursday afternoon to ourselves so we decided to go to Lake Wendouree, Ballarat about an hours drive....we last visited there when the lake was empty, due to the drought but now it is overflowing.....the birdlife is unreal,by the 100's, Black...

Here's the next shot.....go away...I was a bit worried that it might take the camera LOL...so this is a portrait :-) of a very angry Black Swan...do hope you all like it!

Hi all, the other day I uploaded two Swans cuddling, this is the other Swan that they were telling not to come near......It was also telling me that it didn't want its photo taken...but I did....hope you like it!

Wet over and under was all I could think of...I had been working most of the day, my learners were trying to see the road through the hailstones that were pelting down for most of the morning!.....got out to visit Caroline Springs for half an hour before more rain.....the Swans were wondering...

This is one of the babies looking very cute.....they look to be a few weeks old but still very dependent on Mum....Dad was off chasing away another Swan who was getting too close to the family!....

The two Swans were cuddling and carolling each other in the front lake at Caroline Springs when Pete and I dropped in at the lake to see if the babies were around, a third Swan, on the embankment, wasn't interested in joining them. We continued around to the larger lake, (where the Great Egret...

Isn't it cute :)

I think it is a bit difficult to name this guy Black, with this pose :)