Wild Swans.
By clarice
11 comments
As it was just about coming light this morning i was just starting to wake up, and quess what was coming over the houses, was loads of wild swans, making there way to marton mere, for the winter,did’nt get time to go down stairs to get my camera, so i just whatched them from my bedroom window, i bet there was over a 100 of them, marton mere is so close to me, i can walk there in about 20mins, keep saying i’m going to go & thats as fare as i get. Must admit they where very noisey, think it was them who woke me up, infact i know it was.
1 Nov, 2008
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It was about 6-45am, dont mind that time i'm an early bird myself, on saying i'd go to marton mere for me to get there i have to cross a dual carriage and that puts me of, as i dont have a car, by the way marton mere is were they did autunm watch last year.
1 Nov, 2008
I'd love to have seen them, Clarice. We sometimes get geese in formation, but not swans.
1 Nov, 2008
Spritz it was brill, wish it was abit lighter so could see them better, i'll let you know when next lot come as there is quite a lot coming over for the winter, we get geese as well, alot seem to come in the night, then as it gets abit nearer spring off the go again to where they came from.
1 Nov, 2008
Clarice, you'll have to remember to take your camera upstairs with you, won't you!
1 Nov, 2008
Thats a thought,
1 Nov, 2008
Lucky you Clarice. Must have been a wonderful sight.
1 Nov, 2008
hat must have been an amazing sight
1 Nov, 2008
100 Swans ! It must have been wonderful to see them. I've never seen more than two or three at a time.
1 Nov, 2008
Besides getting swans coming over my house, there is also lots of ducks aswell, they must really like the lanc's fresh air at marton mere BB. It is a wonderful site when they come, but like i say they mostly come in the night. when they do come in day time, if you hear them in time as there is so many of them if you have any washing out you have to go and get them in quick, or wash your cloths again, plus we have got the local seaguls that come over aswell but if weather not to bad they stay on the prom.
2 Nov, 2008
What a fantastic start to your day!
I live next to a re-claimed colliery, after it was closed down, it was landscaped and they built a huge lake that attracted lots of swans and geese, unfortunately there are a lot of shooting types near by - you have guessed it, there has been no fly past of swans and geese this year.
How anyone can shoot such beautiful creatures that do no harm is beyond me. I hope that maybe in the future the birds will repopulate the lake.
The miners were great folk for a bit of poaching, to supplement thier diet.The new breed of hunting, shooting and fishing people are in a different league.
2 Nov, 2008
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Sounds as though they made quite a clatter, Clarice. Hope it wasn't too early for you!! The sight of so many birds flying together in formation must have been quite an eye opener.
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