IT has been six weeks of anticipation but on Wednesday and Thursday, Tie Zhang Tan finally got the pictures he’d been waiting for.
The Hillarys hobby photographer has been watching over a nest he saw black swans building near the lake at Broadbeach Park about 42 days ago.
“Then 35 days ago, the swan lay on the nest and I have been watching every day since,” Mr Tan said.
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“The black swan is very important to WA; it’s our bird.”
Mr Tan shared his photos of the hatched cygnets with the Times, saying it was special timing with Mother’s Day this weekend.
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