LeahShines
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Hello, I’m not sure that I’m posting this in the correct place, I just joined.
We have a brooding swan couple who’ve set up a nest on a small bank on the side of a river near our home. It seems precarious because the river is 10’ below road level and the swans are nesting on a small floating island attached to the wall of the river. I hope the river doesn’t rise more than a few inches because there’s nowhere for the swans/eggs to get away from the water. This is the second time we’ve seen this couple with eggs, here. The first time they had 6 signets, who all survived! Their island was also covered in vegetation. I saw the mom today has 4 eggs in a sad looking nest. The issue is there’s almost no vegetation around the muddy bank to build a nest. The city must’ve cleared away the vegetation. I saw her pulling up a handful of green leaves and trying to pull out a buried rag to add to her nest. Otherwise she has garbage and muddy river junk around her. Would it be ok if I brought her some moss, sticks, leaves and maybe down? I’d have to bundle it up and lower it down to her because she’s below street level and I have no access to the river. Would it disturb her to lower a bundle of nesting material? I’d lower it as far from her as possible so as not to upset her. The male doesn’t seem to be bringing her nesting material. Also, she’s missing a foot, so it’s difficult for her to walk. She’s pretty incredible, though. I’ll post photos next time.
Thanks!
We have a brooding swan couple who’ve set up a nest on a small bank on the side of a river near our home. It seems precarious because the river is 10’ below road level and the swans are nesting on a small floating island attached to the wall of the river. I hope the river doesn’t rise more than a few inches because there’s nowhere for the swans/eggs to get away from the water. This is the second time we’ve seen this couple with eggs, here. The first time they had 6 signets, who all survived! Their island was also covered in vegetation. I saw the mom today has 4 eggs in a sad looking nest. The issue is there’s almost no vegetation around the muddy bank to build a nest. The city must’ve cleared away the vegetation. I saw her pulling up a handful of green leaves and trying to pull out a buried rag to add to her nest. Otherwise she has garbage and muddy river junk around her. Would it be ok if I brought her some moss, sticks, leaves and maybe down? I’d have to bundle it up and lower it down to her because she’s below street level and I have no access to the river. Would it disturb her to lower a bundle of nesting material? I’d lower it as far from her as possible so as not to upset her. The male doesn’t seem to be bringing her nesting material. Also, she’s missing a foot, so it’s difficult for her to walk. She’s pretty incredible, though. I’ll post photos next time.
Thanks!
