Graceful Mute Swans.  #Wordless Wednesday  #Beautiful birds, but sometimes bullies.

Posted on March 6, 2024 by Linda Schaub

Wordless Wednesday – allow your photo(s) to tell the story.

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About Linda Schaub

This is my first blog and I enjoy writing each post immensely. I started a walking regimen in 2011 and in 2013 I decided to create a blog as a means of memorializing the people, places and things seen on my daily walks. I have always enjoyed people watching, so my blog is peppered with folks I meet or reflections of characters I have known through the years. Often something piques my interest, or evokes a pleasant memory from my memory bank, so this becomes a “slice o’ life” blog post. I respect and appreciate nature and my interactions with Mother Nature’s gifts is also a common theme. Sometimes the most-ordinary items become fodder for points to ponder over and touch upon. I retired in March 2024 after a career in the legal field. I was a legal secretary for almost 45 years, primarily working in downtown Detroit, then working from my home. I graduated from Wayne State University with a degree in Mass Communications (print journalism) in 1978, though I’ve never worked in that field. I would like to think this blog is the writer in me finally emerging!! Walking and writing have met, shaken hands and the creative juices are flowing in Walkin’, Writin’, Wit & Whimsy. I hope you think so too. - Linda Schaub
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32 Responses to Graceful Mute Swans.  #Wordless Wednesday  #Beautiful birds, but sometimes bullies.

  1. Barbara Rodgers's avatar Barbara Rodgers says:
    March 6, 2024 at 6:36 am

    Full of grace. The rippled reflections are so pretty…

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  3. dawnkinster's avatar dawnkinster says:
    March 6, 2024 at 9:58 am

    Swans are so beautiful, but often intimidating too.

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      March 6, 2024 at 8:42 pm

      Yes, they are Dawn and I never realized just how big they were until I was walking in the Winter a few years ago and I heard a noise of ice crackling. There was ice in the Creek and a Mute Swan was breaking the ice with its feet to make a path. It came ashore and stood just a few yards away from me and seemingly didn’t notice me (I think since it was exhausted from that journey). It stood preening the ice off its feathers and it seemed to be as tall as me (I’m 5’9″ tall). I got lots of photos of it and that swan was not hostile to me and when it finished preening, it went back into the water and pushed the ice away once again. It was a little odd.

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  4. Tofino Photography's avatar Tofino Photography says:
    March 6, 2024 at 11:14 am

    forget a dog to protect your property, get a goose or a swan. They are fierce protectors!

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      March 6, 2024 at 8:48 pm

      Yes! A few years ago, two teenage boys were playing golf and one got too close to a Canada Goose nest and he said later he never saw the goose nor the nest. The gander flew up and knocked the one guy over with its wings, then attacked him on the ground. The guy was not hurt but his friend thought it was funny and recorded it on his phone and soon that video was everywhere. Truly, the first guy was not looking for trouble, but sure found it. Don’t mess with big waterfowl!

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  6. Terri Webster Schrandt's avatar Terri Webster Schrandt says:
    March 6, 2024 at 6:20 pm

    You caught them in their graceful moments, Linda!

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  7. indianeskitchen's avatar indianeskitchen says:
    March 6, 2024 at 10:12 pm

    Beautiful picture Linda, I love the reflection too!

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  8. Shelley@QuaintRevival.com's avatar Shelley@QuaintRevival.com says:
    March 7, 2024 at 6:22 am

    I can almost see them plotting an attack in the way they splash the water. Gracefully protective of their turf. Great water reflections in the photos. I remain amazed they swim in the swampy water and come out white!

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  9. Tom's Nature-up-close Photography and Mindfulness Blog's avatar Tom's Nature-up-close Photography and Mindfulness Blog says:
    March 8, 2024 at 12:07 am

    I recently read that if one mate dies (of a pair) and they have young ones… the remaining one will continue to take care of the youngsters.

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      March 8, 2024 at 8:41 pm

      Yes, I have read that also Tom. Both swans and geese are devoted to one another and their offspring. I know both species mate for life, unless their mate dies. Sadly, sometimes the animal world is more devoted to family than the human world.

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  10. rajkkhoja's avatar rajkkhoja says:
    March 8, 2024 at 7:34 am

    Wonderful Swan photography. Nice reflection.

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  11. Ally Bean's avatar Ally Bean says:
    March 8, 2024 at 11:08 am

    Your photo is beautiful. Such grace I should behold.

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  12. singlikewildflowers's avatar singlikewildflowers says:
    March 15, 2024 at 2:26 am

    It has a graceful neck curve and its reflection in the ripples of the water looks lovely!

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