Photo-a-Day  (Monday, 27th January, 2025)

Mike,that is the most beautiful creature I’ve seen in a long time..so thank you for showing us..xxxxi it’s a first class shot.

That swan is so cute and looks shy. Nice to see wildlife for a change.
Lovely photo Mike.

I knew the photo was going to be one of yours as I scrolled down Mike...another stunner !

White swan Cygnets hatch out around May to July, this is very rare to find a young one at this time of year.

Black Swans can have Winter clutches of Cygnets in Winter, but mainly from April to September. I'm not too sure what colour the young one will turn out....at a guess black.
Smashing photo Mike.

It looks very mucky.

Mike....did you manage to see it's parents, are they black or white?
Brilliant photo.

A beautiful Cygnet in its shades of brown

The swan is or will be white. There were 3 young ones along the the parent swans.and very inquisitive to passers by probably expecting food.

Absolutely beautiful. Thankyou.

This Cygnet is obviously a poseur, a swan, me a swan! exquisite shot of a beautiful bird Mike.

Waw what a beautiful photo. Takes your breath away, absolutely stunning.

Looking at its beak I would say that it is a Mute Swan, when it matures it will turn orange.
Plus which, the fact that it did not speak to Mike I think confirms that it is indeed Mute.

What a beautiful detailed photograph - you can clearly see the feathers on its head - just lovely. Thank you. Thank goodness for the beauty of nature.

they cant run a town like wigan what chance have they at running the country

Somebody is suffering from an over dose of pies, slow to catch up or on the wrong site. Poor old Wiganer.

Do you mean the Swans Wiganer? Only joking! In fact we may as well have wild life ‘running the country’ for what good they are.

A very swan indeed as Danny Kaye sang.

A very fine (!!) swan indeed as Danny Kaye sang.