I had time to visit the swan pond today. I fought off the swarms of mosquitoes and couldn't open my mouth for fear of swallowing some unwanted extra protein. Those pesky insects were everywhere. I think I used an entire can of OFF.

The recently hatched cygnets were swimming when I arrived at the pond. There were four grey fuzzy bodies following their parents. When it was feeding time, two went with mama and two went with papa. The abundance of duck weed on the pond surface made for easy feeding.

What a joy it has been to watch this family. I got to see the parents pick the spot for their nest. I got to see them pull the reeds to construct the nest itself. I got to see mama swan sitting on her nest and papa defending the nesting site when the geese came to close.

Last week the babies hatched and mama was having a difficult time trying to keep them under her body in the nest. This week they were learning to swim and forage for food. Love it!