Cygnet training week 4 - Swimming in a line

Every time we have visited Craigtoun park this year we have only seen one swan who was been given the name Swanny by my niece. I'm guessing the reason he has been on his own up to now is that his mate has been nesting on the eggs that produced this group of cygnets.

The WBC theme for this week is "line" and my visit to the park today was to get some arty shots of the railway line to use as my entry. Change of plan when I came across this group in training for their swimming in a line badge.

Not sure how long they will stay in the park, my new found knowledge of swans courtesy of Google informs me that the parents will chase the youngsters away before the next additions to the family arrive. Hopefully they will still be around for a few months and I can catch a few more shots of them before they go.