Another couple weeks watching the family grow. Have observed a change in one of the adults, think the male. He has gotten very aggressive on random days. I have a 18′ skiff with low gunnels so the top rail is 12″ or so from the water. This week, the male actually came over and bit
Swan family Robinson showed up on May 18th, 2024, 65 days ago, see photo below. The Signets, baby swans, have to feed themselves right from the beginning. The parents will help find food, but they do not feed their babies directly. Photo below was our first meeting. Mom had soften up the food pellets so
The crew showed up for lunch today. Both adult were pissed about something or real hungry! Lots of hissing and lunging, so much so, was throwing the feed over their heads to the signets on the outside. Hope they didn’t eat something that messed with their heads. The signets are growing up with their tail
This morning brought some new info on the swan family. 4 of the 5 signets are with us, assumed the signet that was born with some sort of defect ion one of its feet casing it to not work right. Well this morning, I noticed he was one of the four still living. Signets, baby