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| Hey
Honey!!! Let's go!!! I think I see Chris and Sugar over
there!!! - They fly right over to me now. |
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| Hello
and thank you for flying Scandinavian Airlines. We are
currently on approach to Farmington Aqua Airport and
expect a smooth landing. OK, the landing gear is down...
How's it lookin'? |
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| She's
breaking up!!! She's breaking up!!! I can't keep her
together... cxxxxxx cxxxxxxx... We can rebuild him. We
can make him faster... stronger... better... The six
million dollar swan!!! |
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| Houston
we have touch down. The swan has landed. |
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| One
small step for bird. One giant splash for mankind. |
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| Now
that we have rebuilt him. We must test our bionic bird... |
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| Da
da da da da da... na na na na... Slow motion sequence
ensues... He's so fast now he can run across the water! |
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| Hey!
Whoa!!! These bionics are making me feel a little
disoriented... Wait a second... Oh, now I see what's
wrong... |
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| And,
this shot is one in six million!!! Unbelievable, huh?
Really, I took that picture!!! |
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| The
bionic swan says "Damn I'm good and don't you know
it too!" |
| OK.
Here are some more photos of the male swan landing on
different days, as he flies over to greet me. |
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| My
lense does not have enough magnification to get a really
good shot when he is taking off, but it is pretty funny
to watch. |
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| He
sure does look funny on touch down. You should see him
paddling his feet across the top of the water as he
touches down. It looks like he is running across the
water! |
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| Nice
one, huh? |
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| He
got good splash on this one! And, a good reflection too! |
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| How
could we have known when these pictures were first posted
that the cob would be beaten so badly by humans that he
would no longer be able to fly. |
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| He
decided he was a little off course at the last moment and
almost bought it on this one when he nearly indulged in
the impulse to change direction while landing! Makes for
a cool picture, though, huh? |
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| Last
year's offspring flies by for a visit to Mom & Dad...
if they'll let him land while they are nesting! |
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| A
full grown swan's wing span is nearly six feet wide. |
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| Besides
that they are quiet most of the time, mute swans gained
their name also because they are quiet when they are
flying. All you can hear is the force of their giant
wings flapping through the air with a smooth, long stroke. |
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| "Are
you talkin' to me? Hey buddy, ya you! I said 'Are you
talkin' to me?' !!! You'd better watch your step mister!"
And, believe me, now that the female is nesting, he isn't
kidding around! |
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| This
goose obviously wasn't listening! |
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| I
told you he wasn't kidding! |
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| Mr.
Goose is running out of lake to fly over. Better find
some place else to make all that noise! |
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| Sleepy
time is over. Time to stretch our wings! |
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| The
wing brushed my face as it went by and I took this
picture. That's how close he is! |
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| You
would not believe how tall he is when he is standing up
like this... maybe near to 5' to 6'. |
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| Just
for you Katie! I know this will be your favorite! You
wouldn't believe how long I had to wait for it! |
