tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6630121195074082753.post1018561586304148351..comments2024-02-28T06:38:32.450+00:00Comments on Simply Superb Swans: Penny and Slim Pay a Flying Visitjayteescot1http://www.blogger.com/profile/11240392651168819167noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6630121195074082753.post-10593337213423098502017-11-15T10:12:25.490+00:002017-11-15T10:12:25.490+00:00Hi Wendy, nice to hear from you again. I was wonde...Hi Wendy, nice to hear from you again. I was wondering how your lot were doing. The illness sounds bad and respiratory is distressing for birds. There is always the danger of bird flu of course coming in from the continent. <br />Would maybe have been worth while finding out exactly what the illness was with a post mortem, as it caused a death. <br />Good that Venus and Vulcan have recovered and back to normal. Getting rid of the cygnets is usually from October onwards, but sometimes they keep them until the turn of the year. Popeye and Penny learned that by keeping them longer, it prevented other adults from coming in and taking over the territory. Safety in numbers does work for Swans. Roll on springtime! jayteescot1https://www.blogger.com/profile/11240392651168819167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6630121195074082753.post-41303434159411274152017-11-15T01:22:18.547+00:002017-11-15T01:22:18.547+00:00I am so glad to see that Penny has returned ... an...I am so glad to see that Penny has returned ... and still with her new mate, Slim. Poor Duke, chased off again. Our resident pair on the Sankey Canal at Wargrave, Newton-Le-Willows, have been suffering with some sort of respiratory problem, both of them were listless and gaping a lot. Their last male cygnet went downhill very quickly and despite the fact that we took him to a bird sanctuary in Bury, sadly he died a few days later. Fortunately, the last female cygnet has been absolutely fine. Vulcan and Venus have at last shaken off whatever had ailed them and they are now both eating well and swimming and flying again. We wonder how long the remaining cygnet will be tolerated before she is chased off to patters new!Wendy Grocott-Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02399081036265949215noreply@blogger.com