2015
SD7807 : Single Father with Cygnets
taken 9 years ago, near to Radcliffe, Bury, England
Single Father with Cygnets
A male swan with five cygnets (approx 10-14 days old) on the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal at Radcliffe. The pen (female) was killed before the eggs hatched so the cob (male) took over. A few days earlier, there were eight cygnets (
SD7807 : Swan and Cygnets) but now there are only five. Some locals have voiced suspicions that the local heron (
SD7808 : Grey Heron; Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal) was responsible but I think it is more likely that the others were taken by a mink or fox.
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