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| Six tiny 3 day old baby swans out for a stroll with Mom and Dad. |
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| Avoiding the car was the easy part. The curb was a different story. |
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| Mom realized there was a problem and returned to gave the babes a pep talk. |
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| After 7 minutes of "climbing" the babes were reminded THIS is why you eat your Wheaties! |
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| Mom left one last babe to work things out for himself... which he finally did 4 more minutes of climbing later. |
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| The babes were rewarded for their efforts with a swim. |
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| All SIX of them. Mom looked back and counted just to be sure. |
These pics were taken on my iPhone at the small lake near my Mom's new home in Ohio. We watched then for at least a half house but were careful not to get to close. Mom and Dad Swan were VERY sure we kept our distance.
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Welcome to www.TheFiftyFactor.com - Joanna Jenkins
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You are blessed to have swans but to also have baby swans is awesome! Thanks for sharing your window into their world.
ReplyDeleteAww....what a fun thing to see. I guess a mother is a mother no matter what the species.
ReplyDeleteThey are so cute! You got some great pictures of them struggling over that curb, but hooray - they made it!
ReplyDeleteNice picture story
ReplyDeleteThis post put a big smile on my face.
ReplyDeleteSo sweet. Your phone takes good photos. What a treat for us to get to see them. I got a little nervous when mom left the last one to fend for himself. Whew. So glad he made it.
ReplyDeleteAww so sweet. I've never seen cygnets before. So precious. Thanks for sharing these.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, this is such a precious, precious post! And you did so WELL with a minimum of words telling the story.
ReplyDeleteI think I have never used a minimum of words. (she said as she hung her head sheepishly)
The photos are priceless!!! Thanks so much for sharing them.
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat thing to be able to witness! So cool!
ReplyDeleteI love swans so much, thanks for sharing those beautiful pictures. I haven't seen swans since we quit going to Yellowstone - there is a nesting pair there that I so enjoyed viewing each year. After I get this year past me and only have treatments every 6 months, we are going back to Yellowstone to fly fish and enjoy the beauty. Hugs
ReplyDeleteAwww…cute little swans…and what an adventure..tackling those curbs will help them get big and strong though….yikes on the tough love for the last though…glad he made it….
ReplyDeleteI loved your pictures! Amazing to see how tiny the baby swans are and what an obstacle a curb presents!
ReplyDeleteExcellent photo story of a very challenging experience for these little guys.
ReplyDeleteAwww, the babies are so adorable! Thank you for sharing lovely photos.
ReplyDeleteoh this is the sweetest post Joanna, thanks so much for these cutest photos, aww!
ReplyDeleteAwww, those babies are so cute! I love the mama swan looking back to make sure all of them were there.
ReplyDeletewow, this is a great series of 'it's hard work to be a baby swan'! :)
ReplyDeletewhat a wonderful picstory! :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome post...love lil baby anythings! Have a wonderful Monday!
ReplyDeleteSqueal... how very delightful!
ReplyDeleteOh My Goodness! What a fabulous series of photos, love the little one stumbling and Mom coming to the rescue
ReplyDeleteOh! Man!!! What great photos! and that poor baby! So glad he worked things out!
ReplyDeletethis was a great gift to watch! Great shots by the way from your phone. xo
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh! That must have been so fun to watch!!! So cute!
ReplyDeleteIt'd be hard to not want to help them, but on the other hand (or wing) I wouldn't want to get flogged by an adult swan!!
ReplyDeleteWay cool how swans mate for life and all that. I've always admired them.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the laughs. These guys/gals are such amusing photo subjects. I especially like the baby with its head plopped up on the curb.
ReplyDeleteAlso, thanks for dropping by. I'm glad to discover - and follow - your blog. I couldn't NOT follow given you asked if I brought chocolate. Always. But I've always eaten it by the time I get to the door. Sorry.
xoRobyn
Such wonderful photos, JJ - well done. Hope you are well.
ReplyDeleteAwesome shots. That is just too precious. We don't have any swans around here, but one of our neighbors has goslings in their back yard near the pond.
ReplyDeleteoh my gosh! i don't know how you managed not to run over and scoop them up to help! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat POTW. Love watching families of birds in the spring.
ReplyDeleteVery nice capture, I have a duck crossing on a road near me.
ReplyDeleteAwwww so cute, so glad none of them got run over by a car!
ReplyDeleteWhat a delightful sight. I seldom see adult swans, much less babies. You should have shot a video...it would have been really cute watching that last little one trying to get up that curb!
ReplyDeleteI'm off to India again...leave the 16th...this time for 5 - 6 months.
I LOVE this! I'm so glad you were there and able to snap the whole episode. What a sweet family. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteHow very sweet! I once received a duckling for Easter, when I was a kid. These babies brought back that memory.
ReplyDeleteWonderful. I love that the mom encourages them to figure it out for themselves.
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy you joined in. I always miss you on Sundays when you don't play along, so this is a special treat for me.
Here from The Smitten Image. ADORABLE!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, that is so cute and loving and amazing.
ReplyDeleteohh that would be so hard to watch the struggle but so rewarding when they made up! such a sweet series :)
ReplyDeleteohhhhh......that was hard work for those babies....it would have broken my heart to keep watching them struggle.....xo
ReplyDeleteSo cute!!! I think it would be painful to stand by and watch and not step in and help. So glad they worked it out. :)
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