Calm before the storm

It all looks very cute - but this was just before the drakes swaggered in and tried a bit of gang rape. It always seems to be this duck they pick on - giving her a very hard time keeping her 4 ducklings together - and you can see where they've taken chunks of feathers out of the back of her head.
Went down to see how the swans are getting on - I think we may be seeing cygnets soon.