June 12, 2010
The waterfowl of Prospect Park frequently make the local news. There are two swan "families" in the park, with a mated pair and their cygnets. One pair is more aggressive and apparently bullies the other pair and some swan fans hang out in the park and monitor the swans, and I think, try to keep the two groups apart. Swans are large and strong and I keep my distance when they have cygnets around to protect. Apparently a swan took out a small dog once and nearly drowned a pitbull. Once we were feeding the swans and geese and some little kids came over and were feeding them with us when the cob (adult male) rushed at us all puffed up. The kids ran behind Craig and I just threw the rest of the food at him. Don't mess with the swans!
This group looked kind of picturesque with the adults on each end of the cygnets and the nice background.
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