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Cygnets and swan too, Perton pool

Cygnet, Perton pool

A couple of the growing cygnets on Perton Pool.

Cygnet, Perton pool

One of the parents pokes its head into the picture.

Swan and cygnet, Perton pool

Pictures of the birds taken a few days previously have already been featured here
and here.

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Coots on their nests

Coot on the nest, West Park

Coots on their nests, presumably incubating eggs. This was one of several coots nesting on the West Park lake. Its nest seemed dangerously close to the shore.

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This one was a little further out, in Perton Pool.

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Geese and goslings, West Park

Goslings, West Park

Pair of greylag geese with seven goslings on a path by the lake in West Park.

Geese and goslings, West Park

Pictured on the same day as the singleton gosling which featured in the previous post.

Goslings, West Park

Goslings, West Park

Gosling, West Park

Goslings, West Park

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Big gosling, West Park

Gosling, West Park

This gosling was already well grown when I first noticed it, sitting down nibbling grass.

Gosling, West Park

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Coot chick, West Park

Coot chick, West Park

Coot chick which featured yesterday carried on swimming away from its parent, then started demanding attention.

Coot chick, West Park

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Cock on fence, Northycote

Cock on fence, Northycote

Northycote cock displaying, standing on the fence of his enclosure.

Cock on fence, Northycote