Wing Tips on the Water 

A Sudden Burst of Running and Flapping
Across the Water Surface.

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  When you HEAR the Sound of Big Slapping Webbed Feet..
LOOK — WATCH !

Your Swans may be RUNNING and Flapping Across the Water.

 When Captive Swans are Clipped they will NOT take to Air.

 Young Cygnets and Swans Enjoy Chasing Each Other.

You may SEE this Happy Behavior on
Private Ponds and Public Park Ponds and Waterways.

Humm is this FUN, Play…??  Or Trouble Heading Your Way !!

MAYBE it will be a Hormonal Male Chasing Annoying Geese.

The Urge to FLY will Always be Within a Swan.

This Series of Images Shows Some of the Wing Position of Flight.

RUN “BROOKE” RUN.. 

When Captive Swans are Pinioned they Can NOT take to Air.

The SOUND of BIG FLAT FEET Slapping the Water ! !

AWWW !  She has Run OUT of RUNWAY !!!

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This Page is a Work In Progress        Compiled March 2018
 (c) Linda M. Sweger