Cygnets Piggyback on Mother Swans Back

Cygnets Piggyback on Mother Swans Back. Pictures: http://www.daviddilling.com/fotogalle... I read that just born swanlings, as I like to call them, like to ride on the back of their mother. Swanlings are officially called cygnets and I was lucky enough to capture the moment on film in HD and with pictures. The father swan wanted nothing to do with this horse-play!

Cygnet - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cygnet
(a young swan)

"The little bird hitched a ride on its mother's back as she glided across the water" See:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/artic...

Swan with Swanlings or Cygnets (photographs):
http://www.daviddilling.com/Swan-swan...

These were just hatched last night! Watch:
   • Zwaan nest met jongen zwanen en één...  

And from one small waterway/canal away, this swan nest too:
   • Swan with Baby Swanlings Swimming  

Filmed in Pijnacker, The Netherlands (South Holland)

Cygnets Piggyback on Mother Swans Back