Swan's nest and eggs, birth of baby swans 2017

Another year for this swan couple on Hampstead Heath. Sitting on the nest and laying the eggs and the hatching of the eggs and the birth of the baby cygnets. One of the cygnets had to be rescued as it was left on the nest. Also showing the baby swans after they just emerged from the shell, to a few days later, a couple of weeks later and then months later. The cygnets stay with their parents for less than a year as the parents then expect them to fly away and find a new place to dwell independently. The parents are very attentive, protective parents until the time the baby swans are old enough and mature enough to survive on their own.
Filmed, edited by Sian Whitehead. The song" I can depend on you" by Nigel H. Seymour

[@SomeoneCommenting]

For those wondering why the mother left that baby behind, its arrival was too late compared to the other chicks, and they needed food. It was a matter of the better good, not risking them all because of one. I'm glad that people rescued the abandoned baby, it will do very well once people take care of it.

[@charlesraylan6835]

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[@moemoe-xv4yk]

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[@Sian.l.whitehead]

What I have seen is one staying on nest, not ready to go into water and the father stays with him/ her to keep an eye on him. You are probably right in what you are saying this one was struggling as not long hatched and it was obviously too soon to go for a swim. Lucky that he was rescued

[@ismailansari6781]

😊​@@Sian.l.whitehead 😊😊

[@naomitakimoto7295]

Sometimes, nature seems harsh to the weak, but I understand it's all about the survival of the species, and I'm glad to know that the last chick was rescued by legit people who know and care about these beautiful bird’ species. Anyways, thank you for sharing such a beautiful Story of this wonderful family of wildlife. Parents swans are truly beautiful, and all the chicks are so adorable, yet at the end of the day, only half of the total eggs have successfully grown into adulthood if I am correct. I don't even know if 50% is a significant success for swans, but since they need to migrate a long-distance soon, I don't know how many out of those five babies could survive their very first long and hard flight, and get a partner to carry on their genes to the next generation, but I just strongly hope that all five of them will live a long and healthy life just like their wonderful parents ❤

[@barryedgington6812]

Thank you for sharing this beautiful video! Swans are such caring parents❤. Helene

[@MusicNiceEveryday]

Hello, my friend Great video! Excellent sharing. Very cute! I love it~Thanks for sharing. Have a happy day.

[@bealynn2258]

NO Filthy Beer Can / Creep who threw it - can dampen the BEAUTY of these SWANS and NATURE 💕

[@jwilcox4726]

Thank you for sharing. This film is just a beautiful as Hampstead Heath is itself. God bless and keep those NEW laying and hatching films coming. I just love to watch these new life and family forever films. These are so wonderful. God bless you and yours and all of these beautiful birds. Peace.

[@Sian.l.whitehead]

There is more videos on this theme that I will add soon

[@josepeka1189]

There’s no bird more gracious than a swan. Love watching them but in Australia , they are not seen often. Thank you for sharing this beautiful film. .Jose, Melbourne . Australia

[@Sian.l.whitehead]

Thank you. I agree with your description of a swan. Do you not see black swans in Australia ?

[@josepeka1189]

Sian L. Whitehead .Australia is vast and maybe I don’t travel much but I know by observing them , they are peaceful creatures unless they are under threat specially they are very protective of their cygnets. We do have black swans too but personally, I have not noticed the cream/ brown ones.. thank you so much for sharing these beautiful videos. Jose

[@Sian.l.whitehead]

Jose Peka I agree swans are peaceful normally except when threatened, particularly when they have their cygnets. They are very protective parents to their cygnets.

[@alaskanbullworm5500]

Don’t they have them in west Australia? That state has a lot of swan related iconography, that’s why I ask.

[@percytseng471]

@@Sian.l.whitehead 偏偏ㄆㄆ怕ㄆ

[@cassimarie3614]

This is so so beautiful, and just the uplift I needed to see today. I cannot thank you enough. God bless❤🐣🕊

[@Sian.l.whitehead]

Thank you so much. It is uplifting for me to read your very nice comment.

[@cassimarie3614]

@@Sian.l.whitehead you're very welcome, and I am happy to hear my comment made your day as well. Good vibes ❤ have a blessed day!

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[@NarinderSingh-fl4py]

⚘Waaaaaw 👌 ⚘💗Beautiful Video .💗⚘⚘

[@JesusismyKingNL]

This is beautiful❤

[@Arpisworld]

Wow so beautiful thanks for sharing this video.

[@AnnieGOiseauxetnature]

Wonderful video ! They are so lovely !

[@shmimuddinbarbhuiya5351]

Annie G - Oiseaux et nature gj

[@madell64]

Merci à vous ! C'est magnifique !

[@JuanseR87]

Beautiful.

[@mochi-uy7se]

Soooooooooooo cute beautiful and amazing

[@locknathsingh8886]

Nice video. Thank you for sharing.

[@medhanaik3160]

Nice. Just love it

[@nunthanalenz5819]

beautiful

[@indralesmana8178]

they are so cute

[@domi6674]

quie maravillosa la naturalesa me encanta ver estos videos

[@bealynn2258]

I'm kind of shocked the Mom left the newly hatched chick!! What about the belief that Swans are Caring Loving Protective parents!!?😳 Glad it was rescued!! Sad one in shell died... Wonder WHY it died as it looked basically hatched?? Thank you for the Video!!💕

[@Sian.l.whitehead]

Swans are caring, loving, protective parents. What usually happens not long after hatch is that the parents take the cygnets for a swim so they can find food. If one stays on the nest they might wait to see if it follows but if not they will continue with the other cygnets to go for the swim. I have seen the father stay on the nest with one reluctant to go into water. It may be that the parents could sense the one who stayed behind was not up to going in the water so they swan off with the ones who would. The remaining cygnet did not look strong so the best thing happened and he was rescued. It is not unusual that at least one egg doesn’t hatch, this means the cygnet in the egg did not develop properly.

[@patriotgirl1american854]

Damn that beer can pisses me off!!!! I’d get a stick and fetch it out! It’s amazing how nature adapts to US! We are blessed to see this beauty of God’s world! How can ANYONE down vote this beauty?!

[@Sian.l.whitehead]

Another year there was another beer can on the nest. Someone did climb over the fence and removed it. I didn’t like to see it so was pleased it was removed

[@Sian.l.whitehead]

Why do people down vote a nature video ? Probably they have nothing better to do in their lives so become social media trolls. Also they must be people who don’t appreciate the beauty of nature, sad people !

[@beautifulvancouver5989]

It so beautiful to watch your Vedic

[@evahorvath8135]

Very nice video, beautiful birds.❤

[@Sian.l.whitehead]

Thank you. I agree the swans are beautiful 😍

[@enssan1133]

سبحانك ربي على هذا الخلق الجميل 🙏🌹

[@walterandrade7447]

Como a natureza é perfeita

[@irisbradshaw7542]

At 14:15 the baby swan is being lazy and just lasying on its moms back when all their other siblings are just swimming hard to keep up lol

[@suzannayong9484]

O! Is Heartbreaking the swan mother left one baby swan behind 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔 . Thanks guys u rescue the baby swan, so after will u guys return the baby swan to the mother swan?????🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@basharalasaddbombingrebels2064]

This is too cute I can’t look please this is tooooooo cute

[@ivancueco5929]

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[@user-pp9mn5ti8r]

식구들 아홉마리 호 수에 널려 있으니 호수가 꽉 찼네요 보기 좋습니다.

[@1chefcutleryknives]

How about the last baby that left behind? Had it reunioned with the brotherhood?

[@siddharthamondal6860]

The beautiful culture and Job...... 💕 From India.......

[@user-fn1vr9hr4r]

Страхотно! Красота!

[@user-pp9mn5ti8r]

일원이된 가족들 행복하다

[@tofumaster3594]

Fluffy cute fluffballs of love

[@josemejias5656]

I know right, why is the ugly duckling a thing, real cygnets are sooooooooo fluffy.

[@Sian.l.whitehead]

@@josemejias5656 and cute 😍

[@soniakumar2157]

Babies can hardly wait for a swim

[@bashir8857]

Very nice

[@user-kb1ve1mi4z]

Як гарно, Лебедина вірність і чудове батьківство....

[@user-ix9tv8dh6g]

Спасибо, за прекрасный фильм!!!!!!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@user-pp9mn5ti8r]

에마가 새끼들 품고있으니 귀엽고 예쁘게 무럭무럭 자라네요

[@Sian.l.whitehead]

귀엽고 이쁘게 자랄거야 :)

[@mariadagraca1246]

Lindo!! O nosso Criador é todo Poderoso, E muito Interessante!!

[@Sian.l.whitehead]

Criado pela bela natureza

[@juancarlosgomezlozano7129]

Bello.cisne.

[@gracielamijangos3591]

Que hermosos 😍 felicidades 🎈

[@SecretLifeOfSwansByXavier]

Can you make a part 2 of the swan family please? I really enjoy watching these type of swan videos I even watched the whole video like 3 times already.

[@romy7724]

BENDITA ES LA NATURALEZA 💙💚❤

[@fleurdelotus5277]

❤🌹Adorable petite famille 🌹❤

[@juancarlosgomezlozano7129]

Bellos.retoño.

[@OVTraveller]

Don't be too quick to criticise the yob who threw the beer can; he may be the British Prime Minister one day.

[@Sian.l.whitehead]

If so he could do a better job than this current one who is no better than the beer can throwing yob

[@shotsfiredandmissed9068]

that person who threw the beer can is really disrespectful

[@v.gorski3050]

Idiots who never grew up. They act like 15 yr old brats. And I agree with the move to toss him in the river !

[@josepeka1189]

That irresponsible person who threw that can maybe does not appreciate the beautiful things in life. It says a lot about someone’s personality by just throwing a can that could be harmful to them. And by taking the time to share with all of us such beautiful video. A big thank you to you❤️❤️🏆

[@MannedCoronet00]

That person is an absolute scumbag.

[@LiveTwinReaction]

No wonder Swans are such dickheads to us. We deserve it lol

[@DaWhiteWolffie]

I hope whoever threw that can got punched in the face. Quid pro quo.

[@jonelskeytv8170]

Wheres the 2 other chicks? I thought theres all 7, except for the 1 on the nest

[@eleana542]

Please add the Greek language to your video options. Please also set up the Greek translation in them, thank you

[@monomanic167]

make me happy. grins

[@exidy-yt]

Awesome video, the only thing I could wish to see was a clock or timeline, so we'd know how long the time lapse between segments was, was this over a few hours, or a couple of days that the first 4 cygnets waited for the rest to hatch? That sort of thing. And I hope the jagoff who threw the beer can into the nest area gets a cob swan's wing-slap right in the nutsack some day.

[@Sian.l.whitehead]

Once the first cygnet hatches the rest will hatch. Usually it is over a period of a couple of days for them all to hatch. I like the fact you are that interested to know how long the whole process lasts. Thanks for watching and leaving your comment.

[@exidy-yt]

@@Sian.l.whitehead My pleasure, thank you for providing such a clear and up-close high quality video of the process! I'll be looking through the rest of your channel later tonight, cant wait to see what else you have.

[@Sian.l.whitehead]

@@exidy-yt thank you, if you like watching swan videos you will notice I do have a few more 😋

[@fungus791]

aww

[@kevinpoe8137]

Don’t let their elegance fool you, these cobra chickens are everything geese think they are and more

[@Sian.l.whitehead]

Interesting comment but not sure why you would refer to them as you do. Swans are elegant indeed and swans and geese are very different in looks and behaviour. With such elegance does come a feisty character but when you get to know them you realise how lovable they are :-)

[@jaforbinkahirjamilkahir6175]

Nice

[@Youneverknow222]

Aww

[@vijaipoosrithong8718]

be happy and safe

[@Sian.l.whitehead]

You too

[@Paul-wk7dk]

🤗

[@duraysahin]

Maşallah canlar ceken ellere sağlık

[@nurlanagayev2050]

♥️

[@inesarianesantacruz4194]

Son muy lindos, parecen peluches. Por qué dicen el Patito Feo ?

[@Sian.l.whitehead]

Al menos la historia es que el patito "feo" se convierte en un hermoso cisne y los que decían feos se hacían parecer estúpidos. Estoy de acuerdo en que son muy lindos cuando son jóvenes.

[@azadhossen4145]

good

[@sanazhm]

Why did the mother leave the last baby behind?

[@Sian.l.whitehead]

The parents take the cygnets into the water not long after they have all hatched. I am not sure that the mother knew that the last cygnet would not follow. Maybe she thought that it would.. I have seen the father stay behind with one cygnet who was reluctant to go for a swim and he stayed close to protect him. Then all the others returned and they were reunited. The one cygnet here did not look up to going anywhere and it did look as if it was struggling but mother was focussed on doing what she thought was right for the others I'd say.

[@user-tm2wm5hy4k]

Все звери, все птицы живут по закону любви. А вот человек не может это осилить.

[@abrahamtripura1963]

It was not only disrespectful but also an inhumane conduct.

[@signorRobinzon]

А куда делись остальные молодые лебеди?

[@Sian.l.whitehead]

Каждый год выживают лишь единицы, в том году было пять, в этом году только четыре.

[@signorRobinzon]

@@Sian.l.whitehead наверное старшие птенцы крепче, поздние птенчики гибнут от ястреба

[@vasuj6654]

What about the 7th & 8th?

[@LilFaith90]

💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@gabrieliligan1416]

And these beautiful little creatures were called The Ugly Ducklings. Who made that fuckin story!?

[@user-xx3so2qk8p]

😍😍

[@KL53986]

Swan nest looks like Dumpster a bit If i see Cola Aluminium bottle

[@Sian.l.whitehead]

It is not nice to see that people are throwing their rubbish away in places inhabited by wildlife including on a swan's nest. Two years running when the swan pair have made their nest and laid their eggs there has been a drink can thoughtlessly and carelessly thrown on the nest. It show's a total disregard for the swans specifically and wildlife generally.

[@richiebnd7937]

Sian L. Whitehead they just did that in front of people?

[@Sian.l.whitehead]

yes they did @@richiebnd7937

[@SweetUniverse]

Yup, thanks to people

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👌👌

[@conbocung33]

😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@juancarlosgomezlozano7129]

Naturaleza.en.livertay.viva.

[@user-pq2ui1os5c]

И опять все по кругу💋💖👶👶🙊🙊🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

[@blueptit]

Poor to the last baby 😥

[@LuckClover1]

OH MY GOOOOOOSH 😆😆😆😆😆😖😖😖😖😖😖😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😃😃😃😃

[@davidchang3927]

This shows the love of God.

[@conbocung33]

😙😙😙😙

[@trilby5546]

Glad none are eaten.

[@Sian.l.whitehead]

when cygnets are first hatched they can become prey of pike in the water. As they get a little older they are more likely to be harmed by dogs and fishing lines and hooks.

[@trilby5546]

@@Sian.l.whitehead thanks. I meant by the parent swan.

[@Sian.l.whitehead]

@@trilby5546 the parent swans wouldn’t eat their young, they are very protective parents 😋

[@trilby5546]

@@Sian.l.whitehead I realize that but wasnt aware other birds eat and kill their young.

[@DaWhiteWolffie]

Aw. I wonder why momma rejected the last one.

[@user-ng2cy5lf4d]

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😃

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ビールの空き缶が気になる。ほんと外人がすいません

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I love ugly ducks

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Helo

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「醜いアヒルの子」だね。だけど色がグレーなだけで可愛いさは全然遜色ないね♪

[@kanakalaramu8262]

Sir swans kavali sir mi phone no eavvandi sir.

[@SweetUniverse]

Well ... the beer can gave them something to play with .... You can't get it out of there until mama & babies are gone or the dad's going to beat your ass.

[@Sian.l.whitehead]

The family do leave the nest a lot of the time to the water to get food. The difficulty removing beer can is having to climb over fences and a slope to the nest. Nobody would intrude upon nest when it is being occupied. The father can be aggressive when protecting his partner and the cygnets you are right. They are both very protective parents

[@aukwanfung8338]

小天鵝

[@celiaruiz2660]

Porque no hablan en español

[@user-tc9ep6dp8t]

люди больше дикари чем пернатые, взяли и бросили в гнездо банку жестяную

[@Sian.l.whitehead]

люди больше дикарей да

[@monicahudson9688]

I love this but I can't believe you took that baby swan. You had no right. She knows how many she has. If anything you could have removed that beer can out of the nest.

[@Sian.l.whitehead]

The baby swan was taken to a sanctuary and did survive. I had no say in the decision to do that, it was not up to me. I agree people should not feel they have a right to interfere with nature but those who rescued the baby swan did so with the right intentions. I am not happy that when it comes to the rights of animals and birds they do not consent to what is done to them when they are not left alone but a lot of people will rescue birds and animals that are wild in order to save them and hopefully release them back to the wild. If the cygnet had been brought back most probably it would have been rejected by the parents. When recovered and developed enough to survive independently it would have been released to a new territory. Agree about the beer can.

[@monicahudson9688]

Yes.. Man is good about interfering with nature and he can't even get himself together. Yes, After, if the baby swan had of been brought back he would of been rejected. Why?Because those handling him had put their scent on him. Though nature as cruel as it may seem does have a reason for everything. That swan will never know his family 💔 how heartbreaking is that. I'm a bird lover and we have a lot to learn from nature if pay attention. I just feel for compassionate about how that was done. No punt intended. Man has come to help nature in time of need like oil spills, trashed beaches, cutting down trees and destroying natural habitats. As man's progress marches on nature continues to disappear. Our children and grandchildren will surely miss out on the splendor and magnificent beauty of nature. I pray these views will be saved for future generations. Thank you ❤

[@marianadiah4131]

Berrtelur di tengah kolam

[@ciscogeorgiaable]

* o m g* there so cute i wanna steal one :D This is a joke- ;w;

[@kasirojkt9245]

First I was wonder why people keep swan. Bcs human rarely consume it eggs and meat. Here there still some mystical things why some people have swan. While dogs barking to visitor. Swan will make a noise when ghost or spirits come in. Hehe

[@OVTraveller]

These birds belong to the Royal House, I do not believe other individuals are legally able to own them without approval; note that the rescuers of the last hatchling were employees of the City of London.