Tag: Swan watching

A sketch of the young mother swan and her six cygnets on the nest among reeds at Pond Cottage: a gift from artist Rowena Millard — "it is a joy to be outside looking at and trying to capture the natural world around.” Artist Rowena Millard

The Resilience of Swans: Parenting Lessons from Pond Cottage

July 8, 2025 / fay / 0 Comments

On another wet and windy day we return to Pond Cottage after a night away, pausing by the gate to check the postbox. And there’s a surprise package, a gift that brightens the gloom: a delightful sketch of our Mother Swan by the talented artist Rowena Millard.

Swan watch: a parents’ guide to survival

September 15, 2021 / fay / 5 Comments

They learn from their mistakes…
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It was a daily show: out of the pond, up the bank, around the house. But now our birds have flown. Or, to be more precise, they have walked, paddled and waddled somewhere downstream. Where? Why? How? We do not know for sure but it happens much the same every year. Until this year.

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The Resilience of Swans: Parenting Lessons from Pond Cottage

Swan watch: a parents’ guide to survival

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