June 12th – Here’s something to gladden the heart.

It was sad to lose one of the Watermead swan brood, but a lady who’s been nesting for an awful long time in a Walsall Wood canalside garden has finally hatched a pair of chicks.

As I returned from work, mom and day were proudly taking to the water with their two cygnets – one for a while tucked protectively under mum’s wing.

Watching it emerge and swim excitedly with it’s sibling was a real joy.

I honestly thought her eggs were not going to hatch. A wonderful sight.