Swans And Cygnets By The Duck Pond On Visit To Public Park Scone By Perth Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland Summer 4K wildlife camera travel video of Swans and Cygnets by the duck pond in the public park by Stormont Road on visit to Scone by Perth, Perthshire. A male swan is called a Cob. The female is called a Pen and the young of the year are called cygnets, pronounced signets. Swans form very strong pair bonds with their mate. The pair will remain together under most circumstances. If one of the pair dies, the remaining mate will often find a new mate. Sometimes, if a pair is unsuccessful in breeding for several years, they may find new mates. For the most part, swan pairs are very loyal to each other. Swans lay, on the average, three to eight eggs. Eggs are typically laid in April or early May, with hatching sometime between May to mid to late June, depending on the geographic location and warming weather. One egg is laid every other day until the clutch is complete. The Pen does not begin incubating until her clutch is complete so that all cygnets will hatch within 24 hours of each other. Only one clutch of eggs is laid per year, although if a nest is destroyed, the pair may try to breed again, usually not successfully. The incubation period is approximately 34 days. The swans build their nests out of stems and leaves. Swan cygnets learn to fly when they are about 3 to 4 months old. This is in September or October of the year.

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