tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post9072989105234422662..comments2024-03-27T07:00:37.924+00:00Comments on "By Stargoose And Hanglands": Winter And The Wild SwansJohn "By Stargoose And Hanglands"http://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-33318650968439720062012-01-12T02:46:40.364+00:002012-01-12T02:46:40.364+00:00I've just enjoyed a wander through your last s...I've just enjoyed a wander through your last several posts. I tend to save them up for a needed 'fix' of great photos and commentary. <br />We regularly saw a gathering of swans in Wyoming--they were cared for in a reserve area near Jackson Hole and were Trumpeter swans. Snall gatherings of them were sometimes spotted on our travels though Idaho as well.<br />I can't access your full post on the Wicken Fen, but have to state that I feel notes taken by a keen observer on walks and wanders form the basis for some enduring books of 'nautre' essays. <br />Even if they aren't made public in a big way, re-reading years later can jump-start many memories.Morning's Minionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912356455981434029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-90107553328731562112012-01-10T11:28:59.009+00:002012-01-10T11:28:59.009+00:00Lovely, lovely winter visitors, and so many in flo...Lovely, lovely winter visitors, and so many in flocks! They look like swan-yachts in the fifth image and the swans look starting ballet of The Swan lake in the seventh. I wonder which is Odette? When they fly in the sky, do they look like this? http://rocketnews24.com/2011/08/21/123437/<br /><br />This year is the year of dragon, an auspicious, magical creature of spiritual import which moves freely in air and water combining yin and yang. I see a dragon flying in the first image.<br /><br />Yokostardusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10684501661629146087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-29496018507245020482012-01-09T11:33:02.790+00:002012-01-09T11:33:02.790+00:00What a marvellous sight this must be, It's qui...What a marvellous sight this must be, It's quite a long way for me from both home and from my son's house on the Norfolk/Suffolk border but I shall have to see whether I can get there at some point. It would definitely be worth the efoort I think.Rowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679130612798888266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-13944398657349146022012-01-08T17:37:25.969+00:002012-01-08T17:37:25.969+00:00Thanks for all your comments.
A book, Jenny? Ye go...Thanks for all your comments.<br />A book, Jenny? Ye gods, i can hardly find time to write this blog!<br />Apparently, Jack, they've been detected at 26,000 ft and seemed to cope with both the thin air and the extreme cold. Amazing indeed.<br />Nice to hear from you, Dina, hope you'll visit again soon.John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"https://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-74195341430367929942012-01-08T06:33:19.458+00:002012-01-08T06:33:19.458+00:00Wonderful post. Great narrative. Love the final ph...Wonderful post. Great narrative. Love the final photo.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03284847853657086710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-18558476165820790942012-01-07T22:19:25.390+00:002012-01-07T22:19:25.390+00:00Another of your wonderful, fascinating posts, John...Another of your wonderful, fascinating posts, John. 20,000 feet? Amazing.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323811980627840654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-55192181873919728302012-01-07T14:17:48.778+00:002012-01-07T14:17:48.778+00:00That is a very dedicated warden! The swans are lov...That is a very dedicated warden! The swans are lovely, so elegant. The Pochard are like funny little commas in the water. So now that we know you can write really good descriptions, can we pressure you to write a book? We always need a good book to read.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01816796977553847916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-59697963578212271452012-01-07T11:55:03.758+00:002012-01-07T11:55:03.758+00:00Hello John. I saw your comment over on Adelaide an...Hello John. I saw your comment over on Adelaide and Beyond and thought I'd stop by. It's a delightful blog you have, full of wondrous things. <br /><br />Wish you could send some wild swans over here to Israel, but we don't have much water to put them on. <br />Shalom and greetings from Jerusalem.Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461925401870320466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-38456523633981585032012-01-07T06:10:11.161+00:002012-01-07T06:10:11.161+00:00Such lovely photographs. I too like the little poc...Such lovely photographs. I too like the little pochards (I've never seen one!). We have quite a few swans around here on the rivers and I love the sound of them flying overhead. Jane xJane the Bookladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674464753702292288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-1977151369724090902012-01-07T04:32:25.136+00:002012-01-07T04:32:25.136+00:00What a marvelous visit you must have had, - the sw...What a marvelous visit you must have had, - the swans are graceful and beautiful, but I love the Pochard.Hildredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420791064923078834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-16207843268338166462012-01-07T02:49:30.880+00:002012-01-07T02:49:30.880+00:00Nice post, John. Thanks. We spent part of today at...Nice post, John. Thanks. We spent part of today at a bird refuge near here. I'll have some photos up in a few days. JimWayfarin' Strangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00806995797136803377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-19078180903485456762012-01-07T01:27:09.519+00:002012-01-07T01:27:09.519+00:00This is a dream of a post for me, the last time I ...This is a dream of a post for me, the last time I saw massed swans was in Iceland quite a few years ago. I love the shots where they look like an armada of yachts on the blue water.<br />What a wonderful experience to be with so many wild birds!!!Arijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03720793296992474762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-74411123957353005892012-01-06T22:12:05.786+00:002012-01-06T22:12:05.786+00:00What beautiful birds--and what a wet job to feed t...What beautiful birds--and what a wet job to feed them. I like the way the birds line up, as if they were in a cafeteria line. <br /><br />We get a few swans here but usually they are migrating. It is a treat to see even one or two, but to see so many--what an amazing sight.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-9719107414300488242012-01-06T22:05:58.656+00:002012-01-06T22:05:58.656+00:00That middle photo is like a sailboat regatta in Sa...That middle photo is like a sailboat regatta in San Francisco Bay.John @ Beans and I on the Loosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09185975793295220723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-26541334841092234722012-01-06T21:50:25.151+00:002012-01-06T21:50:25.151+00:00I once spent an evening at Welney and the sight of...I once spent an evening at Welney and the sight of the swans coming in to roost ranks as one of my lifetime peak experiences - one I intend to repeat before I die, I hope! It's like watching ballet.jennyfreckleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12221511824958069710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-53773036037466712652012-01-06T20:36:51.671+00:002012-01-06T20:36:51.671+00:00The wardens at Welney certainly have their work cu...The wardens at Welney certainly have their work cut out John!! As you know I have recently visited WWT Martin mere and there Whooper Swan feed is much easier.lol!<br /><br />A super read and images John. I hope you manage a floodlit feed.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07363526036551313101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-31309450340166403152012-01-06T20:17:58.119+00:002012-01-06T20:17:58.119+00:00Here, I get to see tundra swans (and sometimes tru...Here, I get to see tundra swans (and sometimes trumpeter swans) during migration, but they winter further south. It would be nice to have them around all winter, I think!Carolyn Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03179182853082650546noreply@blogger.com