Mute Swan. Cygnus olor with chicks. behaviour image.
Here we see the adult has reached deep down into the water where the newly hatched chicks cannot reach, it has pulled up some choice strands of water weed, laid it on its breast so the chicks can pick it off and eat it. This is normal behaviour but not often recognised for what it is.
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Location: Lincolnshire
Photo credit: © fotolincs / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: behaviour, chicks, chicks., downy., feed., feeding, fluffy, hatched, lakes., newly, ponds., swim, water.
