Re: [Paddlewise] sea lions

From: Steve Cramer <cramer_at_coe.uga.edu>
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 13:48:42 -0400
Dave Kruger wrote:
> 
> >>Has anyone had scary experiences with sea lions? 
> 
> Seems like the bulls establish a territory and try to hold it against
> other sea lions ... and paddlers, also.  

Never mind sea lions, swans can be very aggressive. We paddled past two
adults and some swanlings (cygnets?) in Stockholm harbor a couple of
weeks ago and Mama Swan (or maybe Daddy; I'm not good at sexing swans)
peeled off and followed us until we were well out of range. Meg was
kinda freaked. She expected to be boarded and wing-beat. Which can hurt.

-- 
Steve Cramer
Athens, GA
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