This is a mute swan and has swam alone the last year along the Dunkellin river between Brackloon and Cloonshecahill.
Mute swans mate for life, this swans mate and offspring were killed last year, so it now is all alone. It used to migrate but has remained guarding its territory.
I have seen it many times but today was the first time that I got a picture
Friday, September 12, 2008
Cloonshecahill - Brackloon Mute Swan all alone
This is a mute swan and has swam alone the last year along the Dunkellin river between Brackloon and Cloonshecahill.
Mute swans mate for life, this swans mate and offspring were killed last year, so it now is all alone. It used to migrate but has remained guarding its territory.
I have seen it many times but today was the first time that I got a picture
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7 comments:
That is so sad!! :-(
Is there no chance it will ever find another mate?
apparently they mate for life and return to the same spot year after year and reuse the old nest.
It is sad but somehow poetic.
I guess ... but I think it's mainly sad. :-( And there aren't even any other swans, s/he doesn't even have any friends ... :-(
for anyone looking at this see update
Update where??
check again
Already did. ;-)
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