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

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.

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.