All the Baby Swans are Growing Up
By Nelda Hoxie
@NeldaHoxie (1381)
United States
October 22, 2015 11:06am CST
Every fall we breathe a sigh of relief when our baby swans all make it to adulthood. There's a huge snapping turtle (that we think is 50 or 60 years old) that lives in the same pond that loves to snap them up. That we can live with, because that's just a part of Mother Nature. However, there are also people who like to shoot them.If that happens, it is very upsetting.
This morning when Mom and I went to Shawme Pond, there were all there. We were a little concerned that one seemed less active. We'll look in on him in a few days.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
22 Oct 15
@NeldaHoxie I guess people do all kinds of strange things.
@NeldaHoxie (1381)
• United States
22 Oct 15
I don't know. I think it's a lot of different people, it's been going on for decades. Of course it could be someone who was a kid when he started and has continued into his adult life.
@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
22 Oct 15
@NeldaHoxie I love listening to and watching the geese on the move.
@NeldaHoxie (1381)
• United States
22 Oct 15
We will go back tomorrow and see if he's moved. Yes the geese are definitely on the move. We hear their honking as they leave for warmer climates.
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@marguicha (230349)
• Chile
5 Jan 16
On Sunday we went to a lagoon with wild swans (ones that have a long black neck and black head). There were lots of small ducklings swimming there.
@jstory07 (148749)
• Roseburg, Oregon
22 Oct 15
Those swans are so pretty. The picture turned out great
@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
22 Oct 15
My son lives near a swan sanctuary where they come for the winter months. I look forward to seeing them there this year.
@NeldaHoxie (1381)
• United States
22 Oct 15
Is it a formal sanctuary or have the swans just claimed it for their own? That must be a sight to see.
@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
22 Oct 15
@NeldaHoxie I don't know the details, but I think it is space where a lake becomes a river that has been set aside and protected.
