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Mute swan family, Maryhill
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) family on the Forth and Clyde Canal, Maryhill. Cygnets stay with their parents for approximately 4-5 months and the parents are highly protective of their young, especially the male.
09 June 2020
Mute Swan family, Maryhill
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) family on the Forth and Clyde Canal, Maryhill. Cygnets are sometimes carried on the mother's back.
09 June 2020
Mute swan family, Maryhill
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) family on the Forth and Clyde Canal, Maryhill. Cygnets are born grey with black beaks. By the time they are a year old they are usually mostly white, but it can take a while until they are fully white and develop the orange beak.
09 June 2020
Mute swan family group, Forth and Clyde Canal, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) family group on the Forth and Clyde Canal, Firhill, Glasgow, including 5 cygnets. One of the adults is upending toobtain food. Photo taken by Rita Basto.
19 May 2020
Mute swan family
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South Ayrshire - Girvan
Mute swan (Cygnus olor) family on the Firth of Clyde near Girvan
07 August 2006
Hogganfield Loch, Hogganfield Park, Glasgow - Whooper Swan cygnets
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Glasgow - Hogganfield Loch
Hogganfield Loch in Hogganfield Park, a Glasgow City Council local nature reserve is very suitable for urban birding. Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) well grown cygnets close up - where else could you easily get views like this free?
19 January 2011
Hogganfield Loch, Hogganfield Park, Glasgow - Whooper Swan cygnets
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Glasgow - Hogganfield Loch
Hogganfield Loch in Hogganfield Park, a Glasgow City Council local nature reserve is very suitable for urban birding. Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) cygnets close up - where else could you easily get views like this free?
19 January 2011
Mute swan family, North Uist
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Western Isles - North Uist
Mute swan (Cygnus olor) family, Loch an Sticir, North Uist. Mute swans lay up to 7 eggs, as some young can be lost to predators. Both parents help to incubate the eggs which usually hatch between May and July.
09 July 2010
Mute swan family, North Uist
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Western Isles - North Uist
Mute swan (Cygnus olor) family, Loch an Sticir, North Uist, with Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) in the foreground.
09 July 2010
Whooper swan family, North Uist
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Western Isles - North Uist
Whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) family swimming on a fresh-water loch, North Uist. Cygnets will migrate with their parents and stay with them over winter.
