SWAN Wing Tips on the Water
A Sudden Burst of Running and Flapping
Across the Water Surface.
Click Images to Enlarge
When you HEAR the Sound of Big Slapping Webbed Feet..
LOOK — WATCH !
When Captive Swans are Clipped they will NOT take to Air.
Your Swans may be RUNNING and Flapping Across the Water.
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.
It is Fun to RUN ! !
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 ! ! !
Often when One Swan Starts to Run the Others will Join the Fun !
There he Goes Again ! Running and Flapping !
*****************************************************
This Page is a Work In Progress UpDated JUNE 2021
(c) Linda M. Sweger
