Comments on: Swans are weird!

By: Coastal Aussie

Coastal Aussie — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:04:27 +0000

Great photo! I've never seen a swan on its nest before. I love the way its tucking is bill into its feathers like that, but it does look like it had a keen eye on your goings-on. Coastal Aussies last blog post..I made a Wiggly Scarf

By: gemmak

gemmak — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:59:30 +0000

Phantom eggery…lol. Yes, there never were any eggs, we all knew that, those of us watching but she didn’t seem to realise (

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By: Jay

Jay — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:05:35 +0000

Welcome aboard, Anna! Yes! LOL!
I wondered if my swan was just a bad housekeeper, but it’s probably not politically correct to cast aspersions on wildlife, so being the good little old lady that I am, I didn’t mention it! *Insert halo here*

By: Anna

Anna — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:58:20 +0000

Sounds like they have the beginnings of a hoarding disease. Oprah and Dr Phil have done shows on it and there’s this show called “Clean Sweep” that takes care of it.

Found your blog through another blog.

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By: Jay

Jay — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:29:54 +0000

When you hear about some of the examples of modern ‘parenting’, I’d say you were right, Valerie!

By: Natural

Natural — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:15:17 +0000

I bet you that swan knows exactly what it’s doing. I say it’s smart.

Some animals are smarter than humans when it comes to protecting their young.

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By: Jay

Jay — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:22:11 +0000

Gemmak – no eggs? Do you think they were stolen? Or was she just experiencing a phantom .. um .. eggery?

By: gemmak

gemmak — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:51:47 +0000

Yup…I saw it last year and to add to that she sat on the nest full term…but there were no eggs in it! (

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By: Jay

Jay — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:59:56 +0000

Dawn – I’d like to see that burrowing owl! I know some species collect shiny stuff, like the magpie (of course), but I didn’t know swans did! So they’re unwelcome immigrants over there? Do you have a native swan?

Yellojkt – Hi, and welcome! I’m coming over to check out your blog in a minute. Little feathered homeless people? LOL!

DM – Thanks! You and me both! It’s funny how we marvel at what the rest of the animal kingdom does, and fail to look at our own fancy artificial caves, isn’t it?

EWB Lady – Nice to see you over here! ‘White trash’! That nearly made me choke on my tea! LOL!

JT – Not surprised you fear them after an experience like that as a youngster! OH is the same – he’s very wary. He was bitten in the rear by a swan a few years back and it didn’t help that we all fell about laughing! We often go to a country park which is full of wild geese and swans (and ducks but they’re harmless!). For the most part they leave people alone, but I have seen them chase dogs that go into the water.

By: JT

JT — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:53:39 +0000

I have to admit that swans scare me. I had several bad experiences with geese when I was a kid, and swans just seem like a larger version. I had the chore for about a year of feeding the chickens which were on the other side of the property and the geese would wait outside the door for me, chase me all the way to the chicken coop, then chase me all the way back to the door. I hardly ever escaped with my rear unscathed, and anything large bird size might as well wear a large blinking sign that says “I bite.”
Maybe the plastic adds softness?