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When we are lucky, we are visited by swans twice a year as they migrate to the Arctic in the spring and return south in the fall. By the time they arrive here, they have flown far and need to stop in the shallows of the Lake to refuel on aquatic plants.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Two different species will stop by to rest and feed: the smaller Tundra Swan and the larger Trumpeter Swan. I believe that today’s visitors were trumpeters.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Something I have seen frequently when swans visit is their harassment by dogs. It is as if some dog owners view sicking their charges on weary swans to be good exercise for the dogs and good fun for all.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Three adults and a juvenile stopped by to rest and feed before continuing their journey.
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This is one of three dogs that beach strollers loosed on the panicky swans. What amazingly good fun.
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When we are lucky, we are visited by swans twice a year as they migrate to the Arctic in the spring and return south in the fall. By the time they arrive here, they have flown far and need … Continue reading