Cygnet

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An evening walk on Monday - thank goodness for long hours of daylight! - around the Helix Park and through Abbotshaugh Community Woodland.

I stood for a while and watched as one of the swan pair (don't know if it was the cob or the pen) led six cygnets across a pond and then just sat and watched as they nibbled away below the surface or just snoozed. A minute or two later the other parent appeared with the remaining two cygnets and also stood guard (swam guard?) as they joined in the feeding. A wee while later the family swam off to another part of the pond, one parent leading the way and the other taking up the rear.

I found just standing there for a few minutes a most relaxing way to spend part of my day. A great way to de-stress!