Ileana Calotescu
It’s an older photo I took during a walk on the banks of the Saar River. It is a beautiful male swan. I saw him almost daily near the place where his pair nested. When swimming it holds the graceful neck in the shape of “S”, often holding the wings raised in the form of a shield. It is wonderful!
I saw him again after a while when he was already accompanied by his family.
The male swan engages in family defense with agitation and aggression sometimes. They can have aggressive behavior even with humans. You can see its reaction when it saw us (me and Maya) approaching.
His gaze suggests … stay away from my family!
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It’s great to have someone to take care of your family, isn’t it?
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That protective streak is true of Black Swans too, lovely photo
I’ve never seen black swans. They are related and they have behaviors similar to white swans.
Wonderful photos and beautiful swan well I guess for the first one I should say handsome swan
Thank you, Sandra. Yes! That guy is really handsome.
Aw, the little ones are adorable. I never see them that young.
Also, gorgeous photos!
Wonderful specimen of this elegant bird!
Swans are beautiful and graceful creatures.
Beautiful picture. I read that swan men are very protective of their family.
Thank you, Vidocka! The guy in the photo proved it to me! 🙂 He was very protective of his family.
I, too, realized his protection when he attacked me.
Swans are so elegant and graceful.
They are also very good parents.
Love it! A nice peaceful swan swimming quietly in a pond…wait a minute! Actually this is much more awesome than some peaceful boring swimming swan, just look at that body language! Stay away from my family. Loved that picture too, so sweet with the little ones. Thanks for the smile today!
It looks very gentle but … look at him! He was watching us ready to intervene at any time.🙂
lol you can tell hes looking right at Maya in that second picture. I bet she took warning too.
Maya wasn’t very impressed, but I was afraid she would be attacked. So I took some pictures and walked away.🙂
This photo with the whole family filled me with emotions. They are very sweet. I have similar information in my post today.
Swans are very caring parents with their children.
I so love the picture and the way you described it, I would have thought he has an attitude, but knowing why he is like this changes the way I feel about him. He is an amazing father.
Yes! The male was very protective of his family.