The swimming swan had been nest building on the bank. There’s no crossing the bridge to “their” island! The swan on the bridge patrols, marching up and down with a resounding thud, thud, thud! Maple Glen, Southland, New Zealand. Taken by Nigel 15 Sept 2018
Its a beautiful little bridge Candice – but I’ve never dared walk over it! 🙂 There was another swan couple in a different pond way in the distance. We could see about 5 cygnets. The parents shepherded them away as soon as they noticed us looking!
That would be so scary for a little kid! The female swan made terrifying noises if we got anywhere near her, Nigel describes the noise being like an oboe. She’d vibrate the noise and make it sound truly menacing!
We keep our distance! When they have babies the male is really fierce. You can’t go anywhere remotely near them without him starting to swim fast across the pond, straight at you with a big wake behind him, he’s like an arrow!
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What a lovely scene, Liz. Don’t get distracted by the beauty 🙂
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The sentry swan certainly doesn’t get distracted with the scenic beauty, and neither do I when I’m near the swan territory! 🙂
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How protective the swans are. That’s probably a good thing in this day and age. I love the bridge. It’s very quaint.
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Its a beautiful little bridge Candice – but I’ve never dared walk over it! 🙂 There was another swan couple in a different pond way in the distance. We could see about 5 cygnets. The parents shepherded them away as soon as they noticed us looking!
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One of my earliest memories is of being bailed up by a swan in Centennial Park, Sydney. Terrifying and awesome birds x
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That would be so scary for a little kid! The female swan made terrifying noises if we got anywhere near her, Nigel describes the noise being like an oboe. She’d vibrate the noise and make it sound truly menacing!
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I have met some mean swans 😀
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I bet! They look so pretty on the water but they seem to require a huge comfort zone!
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Trip, trap, trip, trap. Who’s that crossing my bridge?
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There’s no trip-trapping over this bridge unless its his own other half, LOL
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Swans can be fierce, Liz! Better give them the right of way! 😊
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We keep our distance! When they have babies the male is really fierce. You can’t go anywhere remotely near them without him starting to swim fast across the pond, straight at you with a big wake behind him, he’s like an arrow!
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The scenario sounds fearsome, Liz, but it sounds as though you have learned enough swan psychology to avoid being attacked! 🙂
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🙂
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🙂
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