And then there were 2

[lew]

We just spent a week at Quinte and the place is loaded with swans, they're everywhere. We had this little family group living on the shore next to our cabin and they're fun to watch. First few days there were 4 babies, then Wednesday morning one was missing and only 3 babies were there.  Woke up Friday morning and another one had disappeared leaving 2.

Locals said the baby swans are a favorite for the pike and they grab them all the time plus we had plenty of ospreys and hawks flying around so who knows what happened to the little guys.

Nature can be tough sometimes.

 

Edited Saturday at 06:52 PM by lew

[Spiel]

Indeed Lew, I have witnessed on a few occasions ducklings disappearing beneath the surface to Pike (Bronte Harbour) at the great despair of the parent ducks who were extremely upset about it. There are truly monstrous Pike in the estuaries, inlets and bays of Lake Ontario.

[lew]

Yeah I hear you Chris, a sad thing to see but it's the way things work in the wild.

[Barry Willis]

Very nice Lew, it is always nice to witness first hand birds raising their broods. And yes it is a very sad thing to us the way Mother Nature works.

[CrowMan]

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