Miss Lydia - Warning Lots And Lots Of Piccies :)

[Miss Lydia]

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the swans are great, everthing there is so friendly

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And these 2 swans were at a holiday park i went to, they came right up to the villa the very first day and stayed there ALL week.... i made them so welcome lol bowl of water to drink and an endless supply of grain

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she even got her partner to bring her sticks over to build her nest

i didnt want to leave them........

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What can I say except beautiful. If you don't do photography for a living you missed your calling. Good thing it's butt was hanging out the door, and I think goose poo is big.

What fun to go on holiday and have to swans come visit.

 

[Roxy1989]

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The council own it but they only really go there to lock the gates up at night and open them in the morning!!

 

[Roxy1989]

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Thank you

it really is just my fave place, ive spent so many hours through all sorts of weather sitting down there

 

[Roxy1989]

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Thanks, i think i spend way too much time taking photos

and if im out and stumble upon something new and havent got my camera i hate it

 

[70%cocoa]

Wonderful photos!!! Those swans are absolutely beautiful. Love the goslings too.

 

[Roxy1989]

been and checked the place out 2nite, all is quiet & well....... lets hope it stays that way

 

[Roxy1989]

and thanks for all the replys you guys..... its nice to be able 2 share and not have u say "so what?" "theyre just ducks" etc.... most people back here think my love for these ducks is silly

i just cant explain 2 them how i feel i have to look out4 them, only my fella understands and he feels the same

 

[desertdarlene]

I have two lakes like that near me and, at one lake, I watch over them, too, even count them. We're not allowed to feed them, though, but many people do. There are so many mean people around and I only go at certain times because I hate it when kids throw things at the animals or chase them around and their parents do nothing or even think it's fun or OK to do. And, there's no officials there to keep people from doing whatever they want.

I have heard of strange things going on at one of the lakes and I know that some of the animals have died because of things that people do to them. I try to talk to people about the birds so that they will see them as individuals with different personalities and not stupid animals.

At one lake, they had six or seven goslings, but only two survived. At the other lake, I think there's only one female out of eight geese total, so no babies. But, gobs and gobs of ducklings.

 

[D'Angelo N Va.]

Roxy you are awesome!! Thanks for looking out for them and sending those post card photos.

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

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You just described my dad in the first part of your statement. And I quote... "You and those ducks." (insert his eye roll here.)

But the last sentence describes MY husband, ... "Can I hold the new duck yet? Or is he still too young." They proceeded to watch TV together. ( I have a "no handling the babies for 3 days after hatch" rule.)