All aboard!!! Mother swan takes babies under her wing for trip across the pond.Just loved seeing this pic and reading about it.Read on....
There comes a time on every family outing when the little ones can go no further and demand to be carried the rest of the way.
Luckily for these 6 fluffy cygnets, Mummy was happy to oblige. One by one, under her watchful eye, the brood clambered aboard her back for a ride.
Having checked all were present and correct, the mother swan gently tucked back her wings to stop them falling off before gliding back to her nest.After they got settled in, she covered them with her wings protectively like a
cushion and went on her way.
She kept looking back to make sure they were still there. It was almost as if she was giving them a quick telling-off to keep them in line.
The mute swan and her fluffy cargo were caught on camera by Richard Meston on a visit to Bicton Park Botanical Gardens near Sidmouth, Devon.
Julia Newth, of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust in Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, said: ‘Mute swans are very protective of their young and will vigorously defend them from any threats. But this one is definitely showing the gentler side of her instincts in giving her young a lift on her back.
~Source Credit - www.dailymail.co.uk
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