>> I'm not absolutely sure when mute swan parents start kicking their kids out of the territory <<
Cygnets typically fledge around 2 months old, but may remain with the parents until the next breeding season. Mating is in early spring, so yes, January is way early for that. But well ... climate change has messed with a lot of timing. https://nhpbs.org/wild/muteswan.asp
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Date: 2023-01-22 06:02 am (UTC)Cygnets typically fledge around 2 months old, but may remain with the parents until the next breeding season. Mating is in early spring, so yes, January is way early for that. But well ... climate change has messed with a lot of timing.
https://nhpbs.org/wild/muteswan.asp