The Wadebridge cygnets as they approach 3 months old. 3rd August 2020

I got lucky last evening and had some great light whilst the parent birds escorted their offspring through the town bridge and into their nesting territory at high tide.

They are just approaching 3 months old and the parents will soon be trying to get them to be independent before next year's breeding season starts again.

The male stayed with the cygnets whilst the female chased 2 other swans from the area with her hackles raised.

Here are a few photos.....

Posturing.

Mute swans

There was a lot of testosterone fuelled posturing with the swans on the River Camel this morning and this along with great light made for some interesting photography.

Mute swan.

Birding at Par ponds.

Drake Shoveler

Bright sunshine greeted us at Par this morning for the first Cornwall Wildlife Trust Photographic Group field trip of the new year.

Several members turned up and there were a few of the commoner birds about to photograph.

Here are some examples which look that much better when the sun shines!

Drake Shoveler

 

 

 

 

A Mute Swan in regal pose

Male Stonechat

Rock Pipit

Moorhen