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Spring is in the air, with brilliant sunshine again favouring the Moray firth, the Nairn Swans are getting in the mood for another breeding season.
Popeye and Penny were enjoying the renovated moat and new abundance of fresh water available.
Penny started the courtship today by blowing bubbles, and Popeye soon joined in
- the sequence of photos shows the annual mating ritual.
Enjoy !
As anticipated the remnants of Hurricane Bertha dumped a fair bit of unseasonal weather onto the Moray Firth, resulting in a mini flood....for the moment !
It could have been worse if the wind had been from the north east, pushing the tide more inland.
The waterfowl had to retreat to the only safe area on the lower river, the Swans island and piece of tidal ground behind the seaman's hall.
It's pretty certain that the Swans river weed food supply is now gone for this season, since the force of water and dead trees will have scoured the river bed clean. With further rain forecast, the river is likely to stay high for the coming week.
Meanwhile The River Nairn Swans and Waterfowl Trust gives safe sanctuary to the latest duck brood that would have perished in the current conditions.
