A week ago the last cygnet reluctantly left the nest and Eyemouth, chased up the road by its parent. For several days Jock and Jenny could be seen patrolling the harbour on the lookout for homing adolescents. Now they return to the muddy bank at the mouth of the river Eye where nest building will begin again in the Spring.
Monthly Archives: February 2015
It must be confusing to be a swan. Those parents that have nurtured you for nine months, taught you to swim, to fight, to fly….. now only have time for each other. Not only do they not have time for you…. but they want you to pack up and go. Fly the nest, leave the […]
A rare vagrant, the Great White Egret, makes a brief ghost white appearance on Holy Island south of the border from Eyemouth. A poor photograph…but a great moment.
Only three cygnets remain. As large as the parent birds……. …..but yet to learn the art of making yourself look big.
A wind mill for Van Gogh.
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