John Schneier and Pat Shaffer used their athleticism and bravado to quickly capture the one week old cygnets of Sully and Susie. Awaiting the cygnets was Dr. Geoffrey Gardner, swan veterinarian from Lakeland, who has been the swans' "pediatrician" since 2009. Each cygnet had a microchip implanted for identification purposes and had blood drawn for DNA testing to determine gender.
In an amazing testimony to their parenting skills, all six cygnets of Stan and Wendy became viable juveniles and were placed in pairs for what hopes to be a long and happy life. Clare and Greta, femal
Pippa, a 4 year old female, died of avian botulism toxin a few days ago. She was a sibling of Susie, and lost out to Susie for the affection of Sully. She had been solo for almost a year. I found Pi
Stan and Wendy performed their annual hatching, getting six babies in the water on Day 2, or May 4. For some reason, by Day 4 the flock was down to five. This is not unusual, with the likely cause b