| A beautiful day for a walk in the park. |
Monday April 15, 2013. Swan Lake Village area, Markham, Ontario |
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| Yesterday the swans were seen building a nest and today things got very exciting. Please note that some of the pictures are rated parental guidance required for those under 40 years of age. |
| Swan Lake Park |
| Mute Swans |
| Romeo & Juliet in full display as they chase a goose away from the feeder. |
| Mute Swan's Courting |
| Romeo and Juliet were swimming very close to each other and took turns plunging their head into the water. |
| They continued this behaviour, swimming close together and plunging their heads under the water for a while. |
| notice how the upper neck seems much larger then normal. Almost spread like a cobra's hood at times. |
| The swimming close together and plunging their heads in the water continues. |
| Suddenly Romeo shows an interest in other parts of Juliet. |
| Increased necking began to occur. |
| Romeo and Juliet decide to take the courting to it's logical conclusion. |
| Romeo's weight forces Juliet's body under the water and he reaches forward to try and help keep her head above water. |
| After the consumation Romeo and Juliet seem closer then ever . |
| After swimming up the shore a ways Romeo and Juliet returned to the landing and proceeded to have some fun splashing in the water. They both seem very proud and happy about something. |