Mute Swan Monday - An Update

Margaret and Carlie and doing great!  Margaret doesn't have a problem with Dauby at all because she's bold and does exactly what she wants to do.   Carlie is more respectful.   Dauby still chases the girls but it's more Carlie than Margaret and at this point, it's more of a game and it doesn't go on for long.  It happens a couple of times a day and that's it.  Neither girl is afraid of Dauby at all. 

The girls are getting used to the routine.
They get fed in the morning and in the evening. Both of them are chow hounds/swans!
Dad gave them their own food bucket and their own water bucket.  They love grabbing a mouthful of grain and cracked corn and then drinking.  Their water doesn't look very healthy because it's all cloudy from the grain. 

You can see Dauby in the background watching the girls get fed.  When they've had their fill and move along, Dauby wanders over and eats more of the food.  While she's eating, the girls are preening themselves in the water and having a great time for themselves. 

 The girlz like the ducks hanging around them. 

 There is no question that Dauby is still Queen of her pond and always will be. 
She loves posing for the camera! She's such a ham!

 Mom is literally about 2 feet away from her with the camera in her face.  She really is a very nice bird and doesn't have a mean bone in her body. 
Dauby and the ducks are moulting.  That's why her feathers look so funny. 

 That's Mitch in the workshop waiting for mom to notice him and come over and give him a pat on his head!

So that's the latest on Margaret and Carlie.  We don't expect much to change at this point.  Hopefully one day in the near future, Dauby won't be chasing either girl any more. 

So until next time............

Love ya lots,
Maggie and Mitch