Sunday Swan Watch VI: The Swans Are Back in Town

I had an uber-stressful week at work this past week. So I am pretty tired even at this end of the weekend.
I won’t say any more about that now because I have much cheerier topics to talk about (maybe I'll say more later in the week).

As I said in my last post, my number two daughter Io reported to me that our swans were back in their usual haunt. As soon as I got a chance I went down to have a look for them.

Initially I didn’t see them, but there was an interesting visitor at the pond.
A pelican was passing through.
He/she is a species known as an ‘Australian Pelican’.
They are large and quite spectacular birds.
This one was busy fishing on the pond.
Anyway, after snapping some piccies of the pelican I resumed my hunt for the swan family.

Eventually I found three of them on a lawn not far from the pond.
The two baby cygnets and one of the parents.I couldn’t work out whether it is the cob or the pen with the babies. Usually I tell by the fact that the cob is larger and more aggressive towards interlopers like me, but with one around I’m not quite sure.
The cygnets have grown amazingly in the three or so weeks since I last posted piccies of them.
I would guess they have at least doubled in size, but the babies are still disgustingly cute.
They waddle a few steps across the grass before flopping down and biting off a few blades.
Their necks are beginning to get longer, just hinting at the graceful instruments they will be one day.
Next time I hope to post about what Deb and I have been busy with for the rest of our day.