aww they are lovely!Originally Posted by calico2222
Awww, so pretty! Thanks for sharing. I don't even think we have swans in our canal or in the potomac river. If so, they are so shy they hide. Honestly, I don't know if I've ever seen one in real life....
yeh i was close! i didn't need to even zoom, it was awesome!Originally Posted by KatKisses
That picture is amazing, were you that close to her or did you zoom in?
Thanks for sharing this with us, I really really needed that.
aww coolOriginally Posted by -_aj_-
thats an amazing pic, looks so content being there
if you like swans you would love one of our parks here theres dozens of swans there and you can get quite close to them to take some amazing pics
they are very beautiful! they are quite vicious thoughOriginally Posted by WellingtonCats
I like swans - we have lots of them in NZ!
i knowOriginally Posted by Trouts mom
They are beauties!
its okayOriginally Posted by Snake_Lady
Beautiful..... thanks for sharing.
awwwwOriginally Posted by KatKisses
I am jealous! I don't think we have swans here...
yeh they are nasty! they spit/hiss/and try and snap at you if you get to close!! luckily i didnt get to close for it to try and snap at meOriginally Posted by DarkMavis
That is a very pretty and close-up pic you got. I was thinking though, it looks like it wants to attack you!And then I thought, swans are basically glorified geese, right? And geese are NASTY, so are swans nasty too? And then I saw you answered my question in your above post.
So swans are one of those pretty things in nature where you definitely need to follow the rule of Look, but don't touch.
I've only seen swans in Europe.Originally Posted by KatKisses
I am jealous! I don't think we have swans here...
coolOriginally Posted by Dusty's Mom
I've only seen swans in Europe.
I've never left the US and I've had the joy of being chased by an angry wild swan.Originally Posted by Dusty's Mom
I've only seen swans in Europe.
ive seen my fair share of angry ones, but ive never been chased by oneOriginally Posted by strange_wings
I've never left the US and I've had the joy of being chased by an angry wild swan.There are swans in the US. I seen a bunch of them in Michigan, and a few of them at parks here in Oklahoma.
I had walked down to the shore and didn't see the swan. It came out of hiding and was baring down on me in seconds. Thankfully they can't run that fast!Originally Posted by xLaydeexTaniax
ive seen my fair share of angry ones, but ive never been chased by one
It sounds like it doesn't take much to make them mad at you, LOL!Originally Posted by strange wings
Whatever you do, don't get yourself in a situation where you can make a swan p.o.'ed at you.
i certainly wont, i'd get scared of it coming outta the waterOriginally Posted by strange_wings
I had walked down to the shore and didn't see the swan. It came out of hiding and was baring down on me in seconds. Thankfully they can't run that fast!
Supposedly it was a male swan that had lost his mate. Since they made that little inlet and section of shore on a public beach theirs they likely went after someone or someone's kids and that's how the female ended up shot.
I wish I had a better camera. I went with DH and his family earlier to go eat at a little restaurant out on a nearby lake. There were several Canadian geese and ducks begging for food. The geese, even being wild, have much more pleasant personalities than swans.
Whatever you do, don't get yourself in a situation where you can make a swan p.o.'ed at you.
Originally Posted by KatKisses
It sounds like it doesn't take much to make them mad at you, LOL!
There are most definitely swans on this side of the world too!Originally Posted by Dusty's Mom
I've only seen swans in Europe.
awwwwww lolOriginally Posted by WellingtonCats
There are most definitely swans on this side of the world too!