Took 3 more pix today (11/2) of the same swan familyat the same location.
Cygnets are as big as their parents but still wearing camouflage.
Momma goes off on her own, job done.
Lovely afternoon at Setauket Harbor
Cygnets are as big as their parents but still wearing camouflage.
Momma goes off on her own, job done.
Lovely afternoon at Setauket Harbor
8 comments:
How nice :)
Did you ever find any clue as to what happened to the geese on the roof?
What a beautiful, peaceful pond. Is it fresh water?
The goose family on the roof--no trace of them. My theory: they were picked off by crows or an owl at night and the parents left.
The water is a part of Setauket Harbor which leads out to LI Sound which is salt water. This exact spot was made famous by our local painter William Sidney Mount. If you do a Google Image search under Eel Spearing at Setauket you will see the same spot that I photographed, only a closer view. This great painting was done in 1845.
Priscilla - I just went over to see a copy of the painting. Were you specifically looking for the same view? There are a lot more trees on that slope now.
Swans are awesome, I wish we had more here, funny I only see them in bigger cities, is that where they would rather be?
I don't know about swans in cities. Last fall I counted over 100 of them in this harbor one day. Must have been having a convention.
The trees have been allowed to grow there as it is now residential. In Mount's day it was farmland or pasture.
At a lovely little park nearby I once watched a swan scare the bejeebers out of a little girl & her even littler brother. Unfortunately I was across the pond from them so couldn't come to their aid.
They had gone to the water's edge to feed the ducks & the swan took umbrage to their presence. He/she charged up to them & proceeded to beat them about the head & ears with it's wings. It was truly an impressive display of swan ferocity!
I can believe it. Swans can be very agressive and on land they tower over toddlers. Must have been frightening for those kids.
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