{"id":216,"date":"2010-06-13T22:30:30","date_gmt":"2010-06-13T22:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/colinmunrophotography.com\/blog\/?p=216"},"modified":"2012-11-05T13:50:33","modified_gmt":"2012-11-05T13:50:33","slug":"the-swans-of-exeter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/colinmunrophotography.com\/blog\/the-swans-of-exeter\/","title":{"rendered":"The swans of Exeter"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mute swans (Cygnus olor) congregate under Cricklepit Bridge<\/p><\/div>\n

One of the advantages of living on a boat is that you get to see a lot of aquatic life go past. Exeter is famous for its mute swans (Cygnus olor) with congregate in large numbers on both the River Exe and the Exeter Ship Canal. The swans have become very used to the tourists and locals strolling along the river and canal side in the centre of town, so much so they even nest next to the footpath in the heart of town. At this time of year pairs of swans can be seen cruising around guarding clutches of fluffy grey signets. The adults will shepherd the signets along, occasionally pulling bits of weed off the botton for the youngstesr to feed on, or paddling furiously with their webbed feet to stir up weed in the shallows for them.<\/p>\n

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Mute swan cygnet (Cygnus olor) only a few days or weeks old.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mute swan cygnets (Cygnus olor) feeding in shallows.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mute swan cygnets (Cygnus olor) swimming.<\/p><\/div>\n

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A pair of mute swan (Cygnus olor) cygnets swimming, Exeter Ship Canal.<\/p><\/div>\n

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