There have been some strange goings on with our local swans this year. A couple of weeks ago they set up a nest on a floating metal raft normally used for plants on the dock. Mama swan tore the leaves form a nearby plant and made a nest. She laid two eggs. Then the site appeared to be sinking and the nest was abandoned and both eggs disappeared.
She then set up home on a floating dinghy (see earlier blogs from this year). All seemed fine. Yesterday morning Mags Scott reported seeing 3 eggs on the dinghy. Hopes were high. By yesterday evening, when Des came home, he saw them back at the original nest site. Mama was building her 3rd nest of the season.
This morning I have been to look and indeed a nest has been built and a new egg has been laid. Both swans are nearby so this now appears to be THE nest. Checking out the dinghy on my way home I could see no sign of the 3 eggs that were there only yesterday morning.
Something is, obviously, not right. What is causing this behaviour?
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| Egg on the original nest site |
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| Daddy swan in close attendance |
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| Mama swan resting |
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| Abandoned dinghy. No eggs in sight. |
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