The Case of the Fake Swans.

I can see a lake from my window and I enjoy watching ducks and geese. Not everyone likes the Canada Geese, and they can be a messy crowd. So the homeowners' association board decided to scare them off! They purchased a couple of swan decoys and put tethered them in the water.

At first I thought the swans were real. But when I photographed them, they never bent their necks or floated very far.  Before long, I learned about the anti-goose plot.

The theory is that Canada Geese are afraid of swans. This seems odd because I have photographed them together, but indeed, the large flocks of Canada Geese that frequently visit the lake have been missing lately.

Fake Swan

Here are Canada Geese on the lake a few months ago.

I love watching them fly and land! And I like hearing them fuss when they are getting ready to take off.

I suppose the absence of the large flocks will help keep the lake clear, but I miss the Canada Geese! We still have a few families of domestic-type geese, and various kinds of ducks, which are not afraid of swans for some reason. We even have a few mixed families of domestic and Canada Geese. I expect some other Canada Geese will return after they figure out the swans are just decoys. 

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