This is part of Carol’s challenge, Five photos, five days, complete with a story; truth or fiction, or maybe some poetry. And you’re supposed to nominate someone each day to join in the fun.
Mom’s new babies!
At Kensington (the park, not the palace) it’s all about babies this time of year. Today mama swan’s eggs began to hatch. There was a huge crowd of paparazzi, cameras clicking as each egg hatched. Mama swan ignored them all and paid exquisite attention to her new little ones, shielding them from the cameras with her wings.
It’s a special time and we’re lucky to be witness to it.
Today I’d like to challenge Karma of Karma’s When I Feel Like It, because I know she has a new camera lens and is just itching to get out and use it!
Mama up close before the little ones arrived.
May 18, 2015 at 8:42 am
they are just so beautiful – we do love swans
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May 18, 2015 at 9:01 pm
They are beautiful aren’t they. Can’t wait to see the little ones swimming. I couldn’t tell how many there were.
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May 18, 2015 at 9:50 am
I love how mamas protect their babies. It seems universal, whether the mama is feathered, furred or covered with bare skin (think mammals of all kinds).
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May 18, 2015 at 9:01 pm
She had both her wings out over the nest and she was sort of squatting, not sitting. She was beautiful.
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May 18, 2015 at 1:59 pm
Aw, gee, what precious feather-babies!!
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May 18, 2015 at 9:03 pm
I know!
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May 18, 2015 at 2:11 pm
oh……my……goodness! That is so cool! Fluffy swan babies!
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May 18, 2015 at 9:03 pm
Could hardly tell that they weren’t just feathers in the nest.
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May 18, 2015 at 7:04 pm
Thanks for the nomination! It may take me a little while to get to doing this, but at the very least I can do it when school gets out.
And baby swans! How wonderful to get to see!
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May 18, 2015 at 9:04 pm
I was hoping you’d be able to get out more with that new lens once school let out!
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May 18, 2015 at 7:57 pm
Those puppy swans are cute.
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May 18, 2015 at 9:04 pm
They sure are!
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May 20, 2015 at 7:59 am
Awwww! I love the beautiful way she is protecting her babies. 🙂
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May 25, 2015 at 10:53 am
I thought the lines were beautiful too. Need to go back out to the park and see how many babies there are.
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