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Default All you need to know about mute swans

On 12/19/2011 4:38 PM, Drifter wrote:
On 12/19/2011 4:30 PM, X ` Man wrote:
On 12/19/11 4:00 PM, JustWaitAFrekinMinute! wrote:
On Dec 19, 3:42 pm, X ` Mandump-on-conservati...@anywhere-you-
can.com wrote:
On 12/19/11 3:29 PM, JustWait wrote:







On 12/19/2011 2:52 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 19 Dec 2011 08:41:15 -0500, Happy
wrote:

Can display aggressive territorial behavior toward humans if they
approach the birds' nest or
young. A mute swan can have a wingspan of 6 feet and is readily
capable of breaking bones and
causing severe injury.

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And that is no joke. We were once dive bombed by a swan while
riding in the dinghy, apparentlly having gotten too close to a
nesting
area. It was like having a 747 coming at us at close range.
As the article says, ducks and geese will not mess with a swan. Of
course the so called "Canadian Geese" are a huge pest also, and
should now be called American geese since most of them haven't flown
north in years.

Both species should be targeted and destroyed...

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Pig

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Pussy...


I'd be pleased to read an AP item datelined in your town stating that a
short greaseball with a ponytail was pecked to death by a wedge of
swans, who then left the scene of the assault laughing loudly.


Are you on Mary Jane, Coke, or some new designer drug your wife
introduced you to?


Probably something prescription, the guy is barely capable of getting
through the day...