As some of you may recall, I do bird rescues in the Chicago area with my kayak, when the bird involved is aquatic. I have twice rescued mute swans, one that had been shot and one that had a broken leg. Both were on a pond that was freezing and would have frozen over, allowing coyotes to get them. Mute swans are pinioned and don't fly. If you care to read it, this is an article about the rescues: http://www.sj-r.com/breaking/x1919580101/Shot-swan-recovering-at-wildlife-center?zc_p=1 The one with the broken leg was taken and rehabbed by Bob Knox, the employer of the guy in the story who died. I can attest to the power of an angry male swan, but the main thing is that Bob requires his employees to wear their lifejackets at all times when near the water, even if not in a kayak. This poor guy wasn't wearing his. Jim Tibensky *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Apr 23 2012 - 06:12:49 PDT
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