mute swan

Probably this young swan's first attempt at an icy landing. Afterwards he was frozen in and rescued by the parents in an ice-breaking exercise

taken Saturday at Cleethorpes boating lake

Taken in the local park yesterday while out with with Karin

Well Peeps, We're off on our travels again this morning...We're going to Lakenheath for a few days. Y'all have a great weekend.

The side bend is pretty easy for a swan, at least if doing it neck only is permitted.

Travelling back to Oban, we drove beside a sea loch called Loch Feochan and near the end is a little layby. We pulled in to have a scan and found a few worthy of photographing. Again, I've not cropped too much, as I loved he light playing on the water.

Mute Swan, adult. Brenne ( Berry). July 2016.

Or she made it down. But I think the bird displaying like this was the male. Proud of himself, I guess, for conquering that waterfall.

Eventually he did get down, but I'd been distracted by some Canada geese meanwhile and didn't see which method he chose in the end.

Next day we drove down through the village of Milton Combe to a little nature preserve by the river, before driving on back to Gatwick. This swan was above a small retention dam and was having trouble deciding what would be the safest and most dignified way of getting to the next pool down.

A cute scene photographed in Carrick on Shannon, Ireland in June

The swan was wading along all alone.

Taken on a very grey day.

Mute Swan Cygnet - 1 of a brood of 9

It made sustained attacks against a family of Canada Geese, particularly against the 8 goslings as they couldn't escape up the steep bank. The adult Geese made repeated attacks on the Swan in an attempt to drive off the Swan. The Swan failed to catch a gosling whilst I was watching.