Today is the second time this year I have been able to sit in my lounge
with a window open, and the CH off, listening to the bird song.

Very therapeutic.

Loads of daffodils are out. (What do you call white daffodils? We have a
lawnful.)

Soon be sitting in the garding with a bockle of cider or three.

Ain't life grand?

(When you can get it.)

Tone

(In happy mode)

On Fri, 24 Mar 2023 17:35:48 +0000, Tone <tone@email.com> wrote:

>Today is the second time this year I have been able to sit in my lounge
>with a window open, and the CH off, listening to the bird song.
>Very therapeutic.
>Loads of daffodils are out. (What do you call white daffodils? We have a
>lawnful.)
>Soon be sitting in the garding with a bockle of cider or three.
>Ain't life grand?
>(When you can get it.)
>Tone
>(In happy mode)
>

I went swan hunting a couple days ago -
- my 2 minute video below -
.. turn up the sound :

https://youtu.be/sQsAoJ9WpSw

John T.

Tone <tone@email.com> wrote in news:tvkn1n$1opvd$1@dont-email.me:

>
> What do you call white daffodils?

Look at your reflection in a pool, but beware not to fall in love with what
you see:
https://tinyurl.com/2kccerxn

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On Fri, 24 Mar 2023 17:35:48 +0000
Tone <tone@email.com> wrote:

> Today is the second time this year I have been able to sit in my lounge
> with a window open, and the CH off, listening to the bird song.

The swift breeze and horizontal rain here are making me want to keep
the windows closed. There's nice blue sky from some angles thobut.

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On 24/03/2023 17:45, hubops@ccanoemail.com wrote:
> I went swan hunting a couple days ago -
> - my 2 minute video below -
> .. turn up the sound :
>
> https://youtu.be/sQsAoJ9WpSw
>
> John T.

That swan hell of a lot of swans John! Where was this (roughly)?

And was it the swans making the noise? Most of the swans I ever met were
mute. They could hiss but that was about it. Cygnets were a bit more
vocal, but didn't see any there. It sounded more like geese.

Tone

Tone <tone@email.com> wrote:
> On 24/03/2023 17:45, hubops@ccanoemail.com wrote:
>> I went swan hunting a couple days ago -
>> - my 2 minute video below -
>> .. turn up the sound :
>>
>> https://youtu.be/sQsAoJ9WpSw
>>
>> John T.
>
> That swan hell of a lot of swans John! Where was this (roughly)?
>
> And was it the swans making the noise? Most of the swans I ever met were
> mute. They could hiss but that was about it. Cygnets were a bit more
> vocal, but didn't see any there. It sounded more like geese.

That’ll be because they be whoopers, not mute swans.

Tim

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On Sat, 25 Mar 2023 03:35:37 +0000, Tone <tone@email.com> wrote:

>On 24/03/2023 17:45, hubops@ccanoemail.com wrote:
>> I went swan hunting a couple days ago -
>> - my 2 minute video below -
>> .. turn up the sound :
>>
>> https://youtu.be/sQsAoJ9WpSw
>>
>> John T.
>
>That swan hell of a lot of swans John! Where was this (roughly)?
>
>And was it the swans making the noise? Most of the swans I ever met were
>mute. They could hiss but that was about it. Cygnets were a bit more
>vocal, but didn't see any there. It sounded more like geese.
>
>Tone

The tundra swans stop-over here in south-western Ontario
to fuel-up for their long journey north - they seem to favour
flooded fields rather than lakes or rivers. < like the tundra ? >
They fly pretty high when they're putting the miles behind them -
big flocks in the VEE formation. But we once had a huge flock fly
low overhead - the noise was astounding - we could hear them
coming for a few minutes before we knew what the noise was.

This web site has some good info :

https://www.lambtonmuseums.ca/en/lambton-heritage-museum/return-of-the-swans.aspx

The museum's location is very popular & busy - I've found a few
places that are less-known - where it's just me and the swans.
John T.

There is a Swan sanctuary at Eggham or somewhere like that.
Brian

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> Tone <tone@email.com> wrote:
>> On 24/03/2023 17:45, hubops@ccanoemail.com wrote:
>>> I went swan hunting a couple days ago -
>>> - my 2 minute video below -
>>> .. turn up the sound :
>>>
>>> https://youtu.be/sQsAoJ9WpSw
>>>
>>> John T.
>>
>> That swan hell of a lot of swans John! Where was this (roughly)?
>>
>> And was it the swans making the noise? Most of the swans I ever met were
>> mute. They could hiss but that was about it. Cygnets were a bit more
>> vocal, but didn't see any there. It sounded more like geese.
>
> That'll be because they be whoopers, not mute swans.
>
> Tim
>
>
> --
> Please don't feed the trolls

Jonquils or something like that, but there are many familiar names like
Easter Born Daffodil that come out around this time.
Brian

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> Today is the second time this year I have been able to sit in my lounge
> with a window open, and the CH off, listening to the bird song.
>
> Very therapeutic.
>
> Loads of daffodils are out. (What do you call white daffodils? We have a
> lawnful.)
>
> Soon be sitting in the garding with a bockle of cider or three.
>
> Ain't life grand?
>
> (When you can get it.)
>
> Tone
>
> (In happy mode)

On 25-Mar-23 12:23, Brian Gaff wrote:
> There is a Swan sanctuary at Eggham or somewhere like that.

Also at Abbotsbury - on the fleet behind Chesil Bank - just to the left
of Portland.

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