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A Winter Wake is a Disturbance in the Surface of Water
that Inhibits Freezing.
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To Enlarge Images – Right Click Image then Open in a New Tab.
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During the Warm Weather a Spray Fountain was in this Country Pond.
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This is a Retention Pond. Guessing about FOUR Feet Deep in some Areas.
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We Learned a Lot from our Visits with these Swans.
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We Stopped Late on a Very Cold Afternoon to Drop-Off Bags of Lettuce.
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Rob Walked out on the Dock.. I Came Down to the Pond for a Few Minutes.
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It was not Long before Thick Clouds Covered the Sky.. Blocking the Sun.
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The Air Chilled Quickly.. My Tolerance for the Cold has its Limits.
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Discouraged by the Lack of Sun and my Cold Fingers, I went back to our Van.
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I Always Enjoy our Pond Visits.. and Photographing the Various Swans.
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The Following Series of Images were a Surprise.
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While Rob Continued to Feed the Swans..
I Snapped the Following Images Sitting in the Van out of the COLD.
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What I was Seeing in my View Finder.. were VERY Dark Images..
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I Figured I would be Deleting these Once on my Computer.. TOO Dark !
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I was Glad that I Captured these Almost Silhouette Images.
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By 4:30PM.. it was OverCast with Thick Clouds and getting Dark.
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When this Pair Saw our Van Pull-in.. they would Head Over for Treats.
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Depending on Rain and Snow Melt.. The Pond Water Level would Vary.
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Mid-March of 2014, a Fair Amount of their Pond was Still Ice Covered.
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This is the Start of the Winter of 2014 – 2015..
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I Tried to See what was Swirling the Water to Keep the Ice Free Area.
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I Asked the Wife.. She said, it was a Sump Pump Attached to the Dock Post.
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What I could See.. Reminded me of a Leaf Blower..
A Jet of Water near the Surface. * There is an Electric Cord in the Water.
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Do a SEARCH for: POND Aeration SUMP PUMP
>>> : POND DeIcing SUMP PUMP
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Sump Pumps Draw Water TOWARD the Unit and Discharge with Force..
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This Action also Pulls any nearby Debris toward the Unit.
Leaves, Pine Needles, Trash, etc. can QUICKLY STOP the Water Flow.
This may cause the Unit to OverHeat…. > > > > POOF !! Short Life..
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Do a Search for: Clean vs. Dirty Sump Pumps.
Not All Sump Pumps are Created Equal. Some are More Suited for this.
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We Visited this Swan Pond for Nine Years.
The Same DeIcing Pump was there each Winter.
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This was a Favorite Swan Pond we would Visit over the Years.
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We got to Observe the Young Pair Bond, Mature, Nest and Hatch Cygnets.
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These Swans knew us Well.. Enjoyed our Salad Greens and Treats.
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“For Your Information.” ..FYI .. SwanLover Linda March 2021
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We Frequently Drove Home as the Sun was Setting over Adams County.
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This Country Colonial Farm was SOLD. All the Swans were ReHomed.