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Farewell To The Swans
As the weather has turned colder, the New Albany bird population has changed. The robins, blue jays, and cardinals of the summer are long since gone, and flocks of Canadian geese have been moving...
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Sure Signs Of Spring (IV)
The swans have returned to New Albany Filed under: weather Tagged: birds, New Albany, spring, Swans, weather
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A Dog-Swan Encounter
On this morning’s walk Penny and I noticed that the swan who cruises regally on the number 5 north pond was right next to the boardwalk. As I stopped to take a picture of this beautiful creature,...
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Return Of The Swans
Here’s another sure sign that spring is near: the swans are back on the pond next to the green on number 5 North. Yesterday, on a brilliantly sunny day, the magnificent birds were drifting regally on...
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Follow The Leader
This summer, two swans and more than a dozen ducks call the pond at No. 5 North home. They always approach when walkers tromp along the boardwalk, in hopes that the passersby might toss some bread...
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Swan Lake
Our neighborhood swan was up early this morning, patrolling the pond in response to the gaggle of Canadian geese that landed for a stopover on their flight south for the winter. The geese were barely...
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Spring Ahead, Swans Back
Two hopeful signs of spring this weekend: this morning I saw that the swans have returned to our New Albany pond, and tomorrow morning at 2 a.m. we will all “spring ahead” into Daylight Savings Time....
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Waking Up
The swan was the early bird when I walked by the pond over the weekend. The ducks were still snoozing and shaking away the cobwebs while the swan was grooming and getting ready for the day. There’s...
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Swan On The Lawn
Kasey and I were greeted on our walk this morning by a swan that decided to leave its pond and pose for a few photos on the nearby tee box. Swan are regal creatures on the water, but when you see them...
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Swans On Ice
This fall somebody put two fake plastic swans on the little pond at Schiller Park. Since the pond already is teeming with real waterfowl, you could reasonably ask why some fake swans got tossed into...
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Swan Serenity
For all I know, swans are inwardly tormented creatures. They could be wound tighter than a coil, churning on the inside with deep-seated angst and concern. But if that is in fact the case, swans are...
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