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Four black swan cygnets hatched recently at Bibler Gardens in Kalispell

<p>Four black swan cygnets hatched on Thursday, October 9, at Bibler Garden in Kalispell. This year was the first to have a bevy of cygnets born since 2006. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

<p>Four black swan cygnets are watched over by one of their parents on Friday, October 10, at Bibler Garden in Kalispell. The baby swans will spend winter at the garden. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

<p>A black swan cygnet nestles nearby a protective parent on Friday, October 13, at Bibler Garden. When the cygnets reach maturity their feathers will be black and their beaks, currently black, will be red. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

<p>A bevy of black swan cygnets stay close to their protective parents on Friday, October 10, at Bibler Garden in Kalispell. October is a late time of year for new swans but according to Rande Simon, manager of the Bibler Garden, a second clutch of swans is possible this late in the year when the first are lost. The swans had a clutch earlier in the year that were lost to predators. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

<p>Four black swan cygnets are watched over by one of their parents on Friday, October 10, at Bibler Garden in Kalispell. The baby swans will spend winter at the garden. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

<p>A black swan and one of its offspring swing in a section of a pond at Bibler Garden on Monday, October 13, in Kalispell. The black swans and their cygnets have been given a specially cordoned off area for themselves in an attempt to protect this clutch of babies. An clutch of cygnets were born earlier in the year but lost to predators. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

<p>Two of the four black swan cygnets sit close to their parents on Friday, October 10, at Bibler Garden in Kalispell. Preparations for winter housing for the birds have already been made which include a ramp to an indoor pool and space for the six swans to move around as the young cygnets grow to maturity. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

<p>Four black swan cygnets hatched on Thursday, October 9, at Bibler Garden in Kalispell. This is the first batch of cygnets born since 2006. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

<p>Four black swan cygnets are watched over by one of their parents on Friday, October 10, at Bibler Garden in Kalispell. The baby swans will spend winter at the garden. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

<p>A black swan cygnet nestles nearby a protective parent on Friday, October 13, at Bibler Garden. When the cygnets reach maturity their feathers will be black and their beaks, currently black, will be red. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

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by Brenda Ahearn photos/The Daily Inter Lake
| October 18, 2014 9:12 PM

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&lt;p&gt;Four black swan cygnets are watched over by one of their parents on Friday, October 10, at Bibler Garden in Kalispell. The baby swans will spend winter at the garden. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;A black swan cygnet nestles nearby a protective parent on Friday, October 13, at Bibler Garden. When the cygnets reach maturity their feathers will be black and their beaks, currently black, will be red. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;A bevy of black swan cygnets stay close to their protective parents on Friday, October 10, at Bibler Garden in Kalispell. October is a late time of year for new swans but according to Rande Simon, manager of the Bibler Garden, a second clutch of swans is possible this late in the year when the first are lost. The swans had a clutch earlier in the year that were lost to predators. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Four black swan cygnets are watched over by one of their parents on Friday, October 10, at Bibler Garden in Kalispell. The baby swans will spend winter at the garden. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;A black swan and one of its offspring swing in a section of a pond at Bibler Garden on Monday, October 13, in Kalispell. The black swans and their cygnets have been given a specially cordoned off area for themselves in an attempt to protect this clutch of babies. An clutch of cygnets were born earlier in the year but lost to predators. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Two of the four black swan cygnets sit close to their parents on Friday, October 10, at Bibler Garden in Kalispell. Preparations for winter housing for the birds have already been made which include a ramp to an indoor pool and space for the six swans to move around as the young cygnets grow to maturity. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Four black swan cygnets hatched on Thursday, October 9, at Bibler Garden in Kalispell. This is the first batch of cygnets born since 2006. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Four black swan cygnets are watched over by one of their parents on Friday, October 10, at Bibler Garden in Kalispell. The baby swans will spend winter at the garden. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;A black swan cygnet nestles nearby a protective parent on Friday, October 13, at Bibler Garden. When the cygnets reach maturity their feathers will be black and their beaks, currently black, will be red. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)&lt;/p&gt;

October is a late time of year for new swans but according to Rande Simon, manager of the Bibler Gardens, a

second clutch of swans is possible this late in the year when the first are lost. The swans had a clutch earlier in the year that were lost to predators.