Latest Swan News at the Lagoon

Cygnet born at 11:45am Sunday May 21
By:Admin
Date: 21 May 2006

The happy parents are Precious and Marlika. It is the second time only that Precious is a father (first son was Marlow aka Rambo). And the second time that Marlika is a Mom (one-year old Tristan is her son). I just got the following report from an eye witness:

"One cygnet (at last check this afternoon) for Marlika and Precious. VERY hard to get a shot, but will try later. Good old Precious - right up on the nest with Marlika, fluffing and snorting - helping to turn the remaining (not sure how many) egg(s)."

PS: Here are the latest news of the day, at 7:25PM, directly from our "reporter" in the field:
"I checked again - it appears to be just the one, although another egg could be hidden in the hollow. For the present, Marlika is tending the little one - Precious didn't leave the nest until around 3:00 pm and then went right into the middle of the road - fluffed himself up, sat down and was ready to receive his admirers - he's claiming bragging-rights, and even gave his royal assent to be photographed by passers-by. I took a picture of him in the centre, calm as could be, and very proud.

It's next-to-impossible to get a good picture of the nest, the reeds have grown so quickly - I used the zoom lens but it was difficult even then to distinguish the cygnet's head, except from movement. Hope to get more when Mom and Pop take him (her?) for the first swim."