Sunday, March 6, 2016

Building the nest

Day 64

While on the cape, we took a walk near a pond in Sandwich.  Here, the swans were building their nest. I am grateful for my brother, Jeff, for taking us to this location.

I could have stayed here for hours, watching the process. Carefully, they placed grass and twigs in the nest. The female, called a pen, seemed to be nesting on it for a short time. The male, called the cob, was helping and guarding his family.
I hope to go back in the near future to see if their "cygnets" have been born yet.

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