Saturday 19 September 2020

Slim Gets Slimmer

Slim gave me a full view of his featherless wings the other day in full moult. By contrast one of the Cygnets showed it's full plumage almost at the same time. 




Full wingspan is about 6 feet on these beautiful birds. It will be another 3 weeks before Slim takes to the air again. Meanwhile I saw the cygnets fly about 3 feet above the surface of the river a couple of days ago. They are in tip top condition ad barely three and half months old.





 The latest broods of ducklings are also progressing well, still being looked after by their devoted Mothers, lovely to see.

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