These swans, seen here feeding in algae, are part of a growing population of mute swans living in the wild on the St Clair River. Each year a pair commandeer a nearby Ducks Unlimited pond for nesting. Their territorial aggressiveness appear to keep ducks and geese from nesting on the same pond, much to the chagrin of the Ducks Unlimited people I would imagine.
Something noteworthy is how fast the cygnets grow. The seven in this June 2009 picture are only about two months old, and are already nearly the size of a full grown mallard.
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