LOCAL bird watchers often admire black swans gliding across the surface of Black Lake near Bibbenluke, and at the moment there are certainly plenty of them to admire!
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There are currently at least a dozen nests to be found on the lake, with many black swan pairs to be seen both in the air and on the water.
Black Swans commonly form isolated pairs or small colonies in shallow wetlands, with the birds pairing for life and both adults cooperating to raise one brood per season.
The eggs are laid in an untidy nest made of reeds and grasses placed either on a small island or floated in deeper water. Numerous nests can now be seen at Black Lake.
Usually five to six eggs are laid but there can be as many as nine, and the chicks are able to swim and feed themselves as soon as they hatch.
We encourage nature lovers to make their way out to see the black swans while they are in such large numbers at Black Lake, although care should be taken not to disturb the birds.
Black Swans are protected under the Australian National Parks and Wildlife Acts 1979.