Look who dropped in to see me today

[Ted]

Well, flew in, to be more accurate
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Not sure what I'll do tonight - we get a fox come round on a regular basis.


Hmmmmm..... what sauce do you use with swan??

 

[Howard]

He's going to have a hell of a job escaping from your garden.

Swans need a big run up to take off , they can't start from a standing jump like most birds.

You may well have to give the RSPCA a call for him , see what they say.

If you want to catch him and tank him to the nearest watercourse , you will need to be brave , i can tell you what to do , but the swan will not be happy .

If you leave him unattended in your garden tonight , something will kill him guaranteed.

 

[pammy]

Aaaaw - hope he gets away OK.

 

[Ted]

If you want to catch him and tank him to the nearest watercourse , you will need to be brave , i can tell you what to do , but the swan will not be happy .

We live near a canal. (with swans)
I was thinking of grabbing him by the neck, and holding his wings close to the body - that's what I do with my Aylesburys.

PS he (she)s a big bird

 

[bigstuff]

only feed it brown bread the white stuff is bad for them

 

[pammy]

I was thinking of grabbing him by the neck, and holding his wings close to the body - that's what I do with my Aylesburys.

That's what UnMarked did when we rescued a young swan once. It was being attacked by an older swan on the road and was lucky not to have got run over. So he grabbed it by its neck and then arms around the body and put it away from the road. At least let nature take its course rather than big lumps of metal.

Good luck in catching it and getting it to water. DO let us know - please

 

[Ted]

Phew! just did it - thanks for that Pammy - I t hought that would be ok.
So I've taken him down the cut and watched him go in - should be safe and sound.

GOD he was heavy!!

 

[robert.saunders]

Well done!

 

[Dieter]

GOD he was heavy!!

Hi Ted,

Moving it around couldn't have been that bad as you were even able to determine it's sex

Cheers

 

[oldcro]

Good on you Ted.

 

[Howard]

Good one Ted !!

Well done .

The swan sanctuary round here , beleive it or not uses the bags you get from Ikea , swan fits in them perfectly and the handles do up around it .

Once it is in and secured , the swan becomes very docile and stops trying to bite you , and you can carry it like a 'swan handbag'

 

[robert.saunders]

mmmm swan handbag

 

[Dieselman]

Well done Ted, I'm sure it'll show it's gratitude by calling by again.

 

[Gucci]

What's that sticking out of your freezer?

 

[Biscuit]

well done ted, i wouldnt have had the necessary courage i think.

i remember a few years ago seeing two or three swans on the M4 right by the M25 junction. the poor things had mistaken the carriageway in the low winter sunlight for a waterway. think yours had a much happier ending.

 

[neilrr]

What do they taste like? Any good?

 

[Ted]

Thanks all
Courage not needed - he/she was young and really well behaved - I might not have been so brave if it had been the father.
A few hisses and an arched neck when I let it go, then a couple of little sqeaks and off it went.

Little cutie really.

Might go for a stroll tomorrow and see if I can see it.

Went back well fed though!

 

[Ted]

Well the good news is that he/she was there today - the bad news is the wife didn't fall in - sorry, I meant there were no other swans nearby, - I'd dropped him off about 50 yards from a swans nest.

On a better note, as we were walking along the Hatton flight, there was a mature swan about 1/2 mile away paddling in the right direction, so I hope they find each other.

 

[pammy]

Aaaw thanks for the update. Here's hoping the ugly duckling gets to be that beautiful swan.

 

[crockers]

Well done Ted ..you dont want strange birds swanning around your garden at night ...neighbours begin to talk..