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Discussion => General Discussions => Topic started by: Napper on April 20, 2007, 06:35:25 PM

Title: Odd Swans at a golf course.
Post by: Napper on April 20, 2007, 06:35:25 PM: I had the day off today.. Had many things to do..

Over the last week or soo at the golf course on Trafalgar just North of Britannia I've seen while passing what looked like swans but black!

Today I stopped and had a closer look.. Black swans with Mute swan "Orange" bill.. Odd looking. Must be a Domestic breed..

Can anybody help me with this?.. Napper

No I didn't go golfing.

Curious looking birds at Britannia just west of Ninth line in a flooded field. The road is too narrow to stop..safely.. Although someone else was there watching in a really dangerous position... I thought they looked like small gulls almost Boneparte' like..

Napper :lol:

(http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/albums/album01/blackswans.sized.jpg)
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Post by: GStuart on April 20, 2007, 06:42:51 PM: Sounds like the Australian Black Swan which is frequently seen in zoos and ornamental ponds.
Title: Black Swan
Post by: Bruce Colvin on April 21, 2007, 10:39:19 AM: It would be interesting to find out if the golf course owner bought these swans as decoration for his course. It would also be interersesting to find out if he has had the flight feathers clipped. These swans are powerful long distance flyers.
Title: black Swans
Post by: Napper on April 22, 2007, 02:50:45 PM: I thought that they might be purchased birds

They looked a bit rough... They are/were in a small pond visible from Trafalgar rd. South of Britannia rh side travelling north bound..

New golf course, They also have Blue bird nesting box's visible near the road..

I only noticed the swans last week. My carpool dude and I use the 403 escape to avoid traffic tie-ups at the 410 mostly on Friday's

Napper

:lol:

another mid summer day in April Approaching 80 Deg F, 2:50 pm
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Post by: Axeman on May 12, 2007, 05:45:02 PM: I think that's Trafalgar G & C...a semi private place...