The nest is finished

Now content her nest is completed the second swan got onto her nest to settle down.

Black swan on her nest

Nest building

There were two black swans at the park. One on her nest adding to it and the other in the water collecting reeds for her nest. Their nests were quite close to each other amongst the reeds at the lake.

Black swan collecting reeds for nest

Swan building nest

I don’t think you realise just how long their necks are until you see them in a position like this:

Black swan building nest

Back to Karkarook Park

Do you remember those photos I took of the swan and cygnets back in July?  Well, I went back to the park on the weekend in search of them and the Flame robin. Couldn’t find the robin anywhere but I did find the swan – in fact two – which are nesting again.  And I saw one of the cygnets which is now almost fullgrown, although still grey in colour.

Below is the cygnet and I’ll share the photos of the black swans and their nest building over the next couple of days.

Cygnet almost full grown

At Karkarook Park

More of the park.  I saw many Sacred Ibis fly overhead and a young boy on his bike delighting in scattering the seagulls on the hill they were sitting.  I later spoke to his mum who said her boys love the park and often ride their bikes there.
Sacred Ibis

Boy scatters the seagulls

At Karkarook Park

A swan I saw nesting a few weeks ago now has its cygnets in the water and is teaching them to seek food.  She and her mate were together with their babies when I visited the park this week.

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Aren’t they gorgeous?

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