The conscientious swan parents have got their work cut out looking after a whopping 10 cygnets (pictured) which recently hatched on the historic water way in Tiverton, Devon. The fluffy parade was kept in line by their protective mother and father in a heartwarming scene caught on camera by a passerby. The flock largely stayed close together, with the watchful adults keeping a close eye on the adorable youngsters as they glided along the water.
The first cygnets of the year hatched at a famous swannery on Saturday - heralding the traditional start of summer
Despite the summery signals of the hatchlings, there had been fears that wet weather could scupper the nests
The first of the 80 nests has now started hatching with hundreds of cygnets due to arrive by the end of the month
I have heard of this for some years but when visiting the state never seen the animals has anyone else living in that area please?
Mother claims she saw a huge black panther as 'tall as a kitchen bench' with a metre-long tail running by a remote dirt road in regional Victoria
A mother has reported a sighting of another black panther in regional Victoria, south of Albury. She has reignited rumours there are big black cats roaming around the Australian bush
This is another thing I keep hearing about.
Up to 300 killer whales feed in and around canyons offshore from Bremer Bay, on Western Australia's south coast, between January and April.
A diver has come face-to-face with an abnormally big female shark while freediving near Florida. John Moore, 55, managed to capture several pictures of the shark off the Florida coast by Jupiter earlier this month. He managed to snap the huge female showing her rows of razor-sharp teeth and yellow-tinted eyes, while swimming among a shiver of bull sharks. Moore is an experienced diver, photographer, and conservation advocate. He frequently shares pictures of sharks off the coast of Florida on Instagram. He said: 'She was an abnormally large female. Very likely pregnant and certainly hadn't skipped any meals. She was a very dominant shark, confidently coming right up to me throughout our dive'.
Stunningly clear photos.
A woman has posted a video of a large mob of kangaroos and a number of different birds eating on the front lawn of her home in Western Australia
Would you mind the mob in your yard?
Yes 51% 300 votes
No 49% 289 votes
The video shows the animals tightly grouped together on a thin patch of grass, with others visible in neighbours' yards in the background.
Other birds can be seen walking down the street towards Ms Peacock's house, intrigued by the feeding frenzy.
The video has been liked more than 7,000 times, with people asking where the kangaroos had come from.
Ms Peacock replied to one comment, saying there was a large amount of building going on in the area and they had lost their habitat.
She said that 'so far' she has received no complaints from her neighbours and said she was more interested in helping the roos recover from having their habitat destroyed.
Deborah Peacock posted video to TikTok showing more than 20 roos snacking Several ibis and pigeons can also be seen outside her Western Australia house People questioned her feeding the animals causing a neighbourhood nightmare
By SAM MCPHEE FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA
PUBLISHED: 16:32 AEST, 13 May 2021 | UPDATED: 18:00 AEST, 13 May 2021
A woman has filmed a mob of more than 20 kangaroos and dozens of ibis and pigeons feeding on her front lawn - claiming she doesn't want to see the native creatures 'starve'.
Deborah Peacock posted a video to her TikTok account showing a number of native and introduced animals eating outside her cul-de-sac home in Western Australia.
Several people questioned her feeding the native roos, saying their presence can cause a nightmare for local residents if the kangaroos overrun the area.
'Feeding them creates a bigger problem in suburbia for traffic and they are still wild animals, they're beautiful but can become pests,' one person said.
'Good point, but I can't see them starve,' she replied to the user.
She said that 'so far' she has received no complaints from her neighbours and said she was more interested in helping the roos recover from having their habitat destroyed
'They do go for some plants in gardens - I'm hoping that by feeding what they should be getting in their diet, I can divert their appetites to my house,' Ms Peacock said.
'Well think about it, builders built these homes in their environment. If you build it, they will come,' a TikTok user agreed.
'Tell me you're in Australia without telling me you're in Australia,' another said.
What lovely large birds.
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Just watched an ABC documentary with the most beautiful section about baby numbats.
Magical Land Of Oz S1, Ep2, Land ... available on iView at
https://iview.abc.net.au/video/DO1707H002S00