This tiny cygnet was certainly new to this world when I first managed to capture him on camera.
I don’t suppose it would be long though before he was hitching a ride like one of the brood of cygnets we came across on the River Yonne.
This tiny fledgling blackbird had just taken his very first flight after dropping out of the nest his parents had made next to our french windows. I know he looks like a thrush but apparently all blackbirds are speckled when first born.
And these tiny lambs were still being nursed under heat lamps at a local farm. So sweet I may never eat lamb again…
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I love your photos, especially the one of the fledgling blackbird.
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Thanks Beryl. I love taking photos of birds but usually I’m not quite fast enough. I think this poor fledgling was too shocked and exhausted to move before I reached for the camera. 🙂
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Such adorable little newbies, Sandra. The tiny cygnet is so fluffy. 🙂
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Thank you! I don’t think I’ve ever snapped one quite this young before.
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I knew this was your entry as soon as I came across the swan photos. 🙂 Cute and apt choices, Sandra.
janet
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I’m a sucker for a swan… and a dog… and a cat… and …
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That is exactly the way I feel even about hunting deer and elk here in Colorado. I don’t like seeing photos of hunters shown with their ‘prize’ lying dead at their feet. I guess it is because with us having mountain property here in Colorado we see deer herds all the time up on our lot and they all are protected by covenant rules up there from hunters. There is no hunting allowed in the private properties up there, and we always have little fawns and their mamas seen around there grazing.
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I’m with you on the ‘trophy’ shots Joyce. I’ve found it hard to interact with a FB contact since he posted a picture of his hunting ‘haul’.
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Oh thank you for sharing these shots of these new additions to our world. Nature sure produces beauty for our eyes to enjoy. Wishing you a Happy New Year!!!
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And the same to you, I wish you all the very best for the new year.
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That darling little cygnet. I know what you mean about the lambs….best for me not to think too much about that!
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I know what you mean, Barbara. I can’t eat fresh lobster for the same reason. And I love lobster!
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Baby animals are so sweet. I especially love the cygnets getting a ride on their mother’s back.
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I wish the mother swan had come a little closer so I could get a clearer pic but they’re notoriously protective of their young. As it was, the male swan (cob is it?) had already attacked an innocent passer-by on the tow-path and had to be man-handled back into the water by someone far braver than I. 🙂
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That first shot is just precious!
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He/she is just adorable. Thanks for dropping by.
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Great photos Sandra. I didn’t know either that blackbirds were that color when they were small. 🙂 — Suzanne
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These are all so adorable! 🙂
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So lovely. THanks for sharing, a very sweet way to start the week 🙂
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