Swans hanging on

In bitterly cold northerly winds and horizontal snow showers it was perhaps not surprising that I didn’t see the Hawk Owl in Maridalen today. Surprisingly though the Whooper Swan (sangsvane) family was still on the lake. I have wondered whether one of the birds is injured which is stopping the family party migrating but all looked healthy and they are clearly finding enough food by up ending in the lake.

Whooper Swans (sangsvane) Maridalsvannet