Vida Vicky Ficko
Taken at Bobovek lakes near Kranj, Slovenia
There’s only one pair of swans that call the lake their home. It’s amazing how devoted they are to each other and their swimming and walking is in sync. You have to enjoy just watching them and they always put on a show for you.
Swans usually mate for life, though “divorce” does sometimes occur, particularly following nesting failure, and if a mate dies, the remaining swan will take up with another.
In Norse mythology there are two swans that drink from the sacred Well of Urd, in the realm of Asgard, home of the gods. According to the Prose Edda, the water of this well is so pure and holy that all things that touch it turn white, including this original pair of swans and all others descended from them. The poem Volundarkvida or the Lay of Volund, part of the Poetic Edda, also features swan maidens.
Swans are often a symbol of love or fidelity because of their long-lasting, apparently monogamous relationships.
I would be happy to join the challenge “If they could …..” for animals. I love swans
Great capture and the swans are so beautiful!
Very beautiful photo of white swans