A swan by the side of the road in Rye NH

Monika, LOVE the photo of the mama swan...very, very, nice! ;-)

They can but not allof them! We used to have a house on the Bay when my son was little...........we had a pet swan that used to come to us every morning and Chris would feed him............we called him Hector the Swan........his female counterpart had died we think..because when we first moved there there were 2 of them.......but he kept coming back...probably looking for her.........

Great photo... and hell yes, they bite.  Those little devils can be downright mean. 

I've never heard a gull called a sky rat before, but it sure fits.

Momika - That is a beautiful shot, it looks like she was posing for you.  Thanks for sharing, Iso appreciate nature.

Monika, give Ann my regards. Yes, swans can be mean. One chased one of my sons in a park years ago when we were feeding the ducks. Great shot, however.

Monika - Great picture. I hope Ann is feeling a little better. Give her my best.

What a treat.  Great shots and production.  

They are beautiful to look at but don't touch.  Wonderful videos too I might add.  Thank you for sharing.

Don R.

Moni - I love that picture - so crisp and clear. Did you take it or did Jay? Oh I didn't mean to start a new photo fued.

Monika Swans can make great watch dogs.  I can't believe that you never saw a video clip of them chasing someone.  Glad you did not get to close :)

Moni - it looks like we may have to go to our own blogs with our Hollish tale as CE hsa put her foot down and asked us to settle down. yikeees.

I had a dream about this swan last night, and pink swans.  Did someone tell us about pink swans this week?  Seems someone did, and maybe that's why I dreamed about your swan and the pink ones last night.

Thanks Sally, Missy, and Bill for the wishes.

Ann

You are sooooooo brave having stood there on the front line. Were you speaking Hollish to them?

Monika, Enjoyed your photos, my favorite ones are 5 and six, with the wings out.  Just curious, what did you use to video? Was it the Flip?

Thanks for sharing!