179 2to7Nov23 -(4K)- Four Cygnets remain at the pond and flying practice continues

At around 9.30 am on Thursday 2nd November there were five cygnets feeding from foliage by the pond outflow. Yet when I returned at noon the same day, only four cygnets remained. The natural assumption is that the missing bird had flown away and was probably the high flying cygnet featured in my preceding video. On subsequent days the remaining four keep up with their flying practice.

[@AlbertaGamer]

The one cygnet regretted landing on the other side of the fence LOL

[@Cepharos]

Such graceful landings!

[@Airplane374]

Juvenile Swans?🦆😮

[@sylvieschmitt-morel864]

Yes 👍

[@user-so1dl8sy2t]

😊

[@aliaksandranikovich6300]

they are so cute.

[@village8398]

amizang

[@Blick414]

cute

[@xueminshao8459]

请问这是雁还是鹅？

[@dedridgeswandiary7983]

Chat GPT translation of Chinese question: "May I ask if this is a wild goose or a domestic goose?"
These are young swans, not geese. They live in the wild, but near a population centre. Think of them as semi-domesticated because they allow people to feed them.
这些是小天鹅，不是鹅。它们生活在野外，但靠近人口中心。可以把它们看作是半驯化的，因为它们允许人们喂食。

[@user-oj7fl3dv1q]

🦜🦜🦜🦩🦩🦩🦩🕊️

[@user-oj7fl3dv1q]

🦜

[@MrStraightlover]

They were actually crash landing, too heave and too small a wing