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Our resident Swans seem very confident and relaxed about keeping their cygnets around for a while yet.
Perhaps they know that winter has not yet arrived, and having them around has a deterrent effect on any mature swans looking for a new home.
Meanwhile they are teaching them the fine art of Courting etiquette, with periodic displays of bonding, and how to behave with members of the opposite sex. All very beautiful to watch.
Popeye is showing good signs of improvement and getting back to his old self. Yesterday he took over his nest guarding duties although still resting his bad left leg, even on the nest. Today he was obliged to chase another young Swan out of the river, and found no difficulty with take off or landing. To reassure Penny
his mate, he then started the bonding ritual (short vid below) and noticeably was using his bad leg again. This is the 3rd day of antibiotics, so I'm now confident he will make a full recovery very soon with no further intervention
