Author: Salmotrutta

Meet the Swan family!

Mr Swan (the Cob) …..
….. Mrs Swan (the Pen). The large ‘growths’ at the base of the beak are known as the Basal knob, usually larger on the Cob and often increasing in size during the breeding season.…..
….. and the youngsters. In ten weeks all eight have grown fast, have avoided the early dangers and are becoming more independent. As they grow they are now developing white feathers. The Lapwings in the foreground seem unimpressed!

The Cygnets return from vacation!

The Swan family disappeared from the Loch last Thursday and reappeared Tuesday. The Cygnets had been walked through to the nearby Lily Loch …..
.. which is a small loch about one hundred metres to the west of Corby Loch situated in dangerously boggy ground surrounded by small trees. The south end of Corby Loch can just be seen beyond Lily Loch. Hundreds of years ago it is thought the two lochs formed one water. Meanwhile …..
.. with the Cygnets growing fast, the Heron appears to be concentrating its ‘fishing’ efforts on a nearby pond!