I only saw two adult swans on the lake this morning; each time they had 8 cygnets.
From the internet: It would be highly unusual for swan parents to accept another cygnet from a different family. Usually, the adult swans chase other swans from their immediate nesting area. This chasing may result in serious injury and even death to the cygnets which is why the introduction of cygnets from another family is not recommended. However, based upon individual attributes, there can always be an exception to this rule.
I only saw two adult swans on the lake this morning; each time they had 8 cygnets.
From the internet: It would be highly unusual for swan parents to accept another cygnet from a different family. Usually, the adult swans chase other swans from their immediate nesting area. This chasing may result in serious injury and even death to the cygnets which is why the introduction of cygnets from another family is not recommended. However, based upon individual attributes, there can always be an exception to this rule.
Thank you John. 8 just seems like a lot to me. Hope they all survive. They are my favourite bird.