Jacob and Penny Part 6
on November 5, 2022
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Ajax and Nyx
on August 11, 2020
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Ajax and Nyx are nesting at Grassy Point. Ajax has chosen to undertake most of the nesting duties. Irrespective of the weather conditions Ajax is undeterred. Nyx keeps nearby to the nest.
Jacob and Penny Part 3
on June 13, 2020
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17th January 2020: Jacob and Penny have built a new nest in a different location on the beach. They are using a wind-break fence as the back-drop to their nest. They have seven eggs that look very healthy. Jacob and … Read More
Prince Siegfried and Odette Part 2
on April 18, 2020
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19th March 2020 – Prince Siegfried and Odette are nesting again. After the disaster last season of having seven eggs stolen from two nesting sessions when they were located in a garden bed on the grassed foreshore area, the couple … Read More
Jacob and Penny Part 2
on October 6, 2019
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1st September 2019: Jacob and Penny’s cygnets Cobie, Siggy, Seth and Janessa are 7 days old. This series is the continuation of Jacob and Penny Nesting Again Post and will follow the family’s journey on the foreshore and lake at … Read More
One legged swans?
on August 24, 2019
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Today is a freezing cold windy day on the Paynesville foreshore. These photographs show black swans standing and resting on one leg. The reason they do this is to minimise heat loss, as legs and feet are significant sources of … Read More
Bevy of Black Swans
on August 11, 2019
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There is a bevy of over thirty black swans at Paynesville.
Swans on Foreshore and Lake
on August 1, 2019
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There are over thirty black swans that live at Paynesville on the lake and foreshore area. They are majestic birds and are quite friendly.
Victoria and Albert – regular nesters at Dawsons Cove, Newlands Arm
on July 27, 2019
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Victoria and Albert have been nesting at Dawsons Cove for a couple of years. Sadly, last season someone vandalised the nest and destroyed the eggs. The couple were devastated. The above photograph was taken before the nest was destroyed. 27th … Read More
Prince Siegfried and Odette
on July 26, 2019
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Thirty metres east of Jacob and Penny’s nesting spot, Prince Siegfried and Odette have set up a nest amongst a garden bed within the grassed foreshore. 27th July 2019: Visited the nest, Prince Siegfried on the nest. He will not … Read More