Siblings
by Donna Kennedy
Title
Siblings
Artist
Donna Kennedy
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
Original Fine Art Photography and digital artwork by Donna Kennedy..816
A pair of adorable Cygnets having a swim around a lake in Reno, Nevada
The swan (Cygnus) is a large aquatic bird closely related to geese and ducks. The swan is known for it's fierce temperament and the swans incredibly strong wings which are said to be able to cause dangerous (sometimes fatal) injuries to any animal the swan feels threatened by.
Although swans do not mate for life, couples establish strong bonds between one another and can often mate for a few years. Swans build their nests on land out of twigs and leaves, and the female swan lays between 3 and 9 eggs. The baby swans (known as cygnets) hatch out of their eggs after an incubation of just over a month. The cygnets are often on the water with their mother swan within a couple of days and stay close to her for both protection and warmth. The mother swan will guard her baby swans furiously from predators or any animal that she believes is a threat.
Cygnets stay with their parents until the spring of the following year after hatching. They are forced to leave if they do not do so of their own accord. They will join a flock where they will stay until they are around 3 years old.
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June 13th, 2014
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