Ugly ducklings?

It is 4 weeks since I did the early Thursday walk around St Ives Estate finishing at Coppice Pond. I had heard that the 5 cygnets I saw then https://www.blipfoto.com/entry/2322099101497296868/gallery/2332518234869203960
we're now depleted to two but I hadn't expected them to be so big!

Mum and dad were still in attendance keeping and eye on them. They seem to be doing well but have lost their fluffy cuteness and are now waiting to get their feathers and become beautiful swans.

A bonus today were two ducklings, the first we have seen this season. All the female ducks were back too at the feeding station. Nice to be back with everybody.