Psilos Bird Photography |
Mute Swans A portrait of mating and Display |
The place was Pennington Flash and the
date April 17th 2005. I had sat for quite some time watching the
Pen (female) swan putting the finishing touches to a very impressive
nest. The Cob (male) was over the other side of the lagoon feeding
and seemed quite content, when the female swam over to join him.
Hoping to see the pair of them mating I readied my camera. This
was something that I had never seen before so I was delighted not
only to see them mate but also to witness the beautiful display
that took place afterwards. The following photographs shows the
entire sequance of their intimacy. |
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Once the display was over the pair went
their seperate ways, the male to carry on feeding and the female to
sit back on her nest. Now all that remains is to await the arrival of
the cygnets. |
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