Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dan: I've never heard that expression 8-) Jim Dan Post wrote: > Jim- > Isn't this where the term, "Rough as a cob..." came from? :o)~ > Dan Post > > Jim Hemenway wrote: > >> Hi Bill and Didier: >> >> This swan propensity towards aggressiveness bit wasn't known to me >> before my little incident. I had moccasins on when he came at me and a >> light kick to his chest sent him away. If I had known that he could >> have broken my arm and/or made me drop the camera, then I may have run >> away instead. ;-) >> >> We have a lot of them locally and they've never bothered me before. >> >> I got pretty close to this one at a different time of year with no >> trouble. >> http://www.hemenway.com/images/Drinking%20Swan.jpg >> >> >> Jim >> >> bill harting wrote: >> >>> My town (Plymouth MA) has swan (Warning: Aggressive Swan) signs >>> around the Eel River. I saw a swan attacking a parked car there one >>> day, hammering at the window. >>> >>> bill h >> >> >> >> Didier Ludwig wrote: >> >>> Swans can be quite aggressive. They can easily brake your arm with >>> their wings. When my dog was very young he's got heavily bashed by >>> some swan moms protecting their babies. He respected swans for the >>> rest of his life. >>> And once I met a weasel in the forest. It was defending it's nest >>> (with cubs inside probably), hissing at us and it did not move one >>> inch away when I and my dog came closer. Really brave... I took the >>> dog away before he's got a scratched nose... >>> Didier >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >