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| Swan on Windermere |
The Swan
Often a feature in legends and an example of elegance, love and fidelity, I see the swan as a creature of majesty, stunning, proud and not to be messed with.
A few facts:
- Lifespan between 10 to 20 years
- Form monogamous bonds from as early as 20 months
- Reach sexual maturity between 4 to 7 years
- Mates stay together even in large congregating flocks
- Usually mate for life
- Divorce can happen particularly after a failed nesting
- Nest building and incubation of the eggs is a shared task
- Will find a new mate after the loss of previous mate and then usually mate for life
This felt picture of a Swan on Windermere is being donated to be auctioned in aid of Kyra Women's Projects in York at the Ladies Who... Summer Ball on the 18th July at The Novotel, York.
