Canal swans and cygnets again

The swans and the 6 cygnets have moved round the corner from the Regent's Canal into the Hertford Union Canal, by the Grove Road bridge, near Victoria Park, East London, UK.

The cygnets feeding.

The cygnets pair up briefly.

The adult swans keep watch over the cygnets as they feed.

Swans and cygnets in the Regents Canal

Swans and 6 cygnets on the Regents Canal by Old Ford Lock.

(Sorry about the bad exposure but it was the best I could do at the time.)

Regents Canal temporary closure 2

The Regents Canal is dammed by the Gasometers in Cambridge Heath, East London for repairs to the canal walls. The canal and towpath between the gasometers and the Old Ford Lock is closed for 8 weeks from early February. The rainwater seems to be filling up the canal again.

A week earlier, the gasometers were fuller.

Regents Canal temporary closure

The Regents Canal is being temporarily closed for 8 weeks for repairs to the canal walls between Victoria Park and Broadway Market. The barges have gone and the canal is being drained.

From Old Ford Lock

From Old Ford Lock

From footbridge at Bonner Gate

From footbridge at Bonner Gate