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Misty morning

Surrounded by Very Old Trees ;Which Give off Oxygen for all Lifeforms- the city of Hamilton oils the eggs there are very few signets being born, the swan is bei...
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Surrounded by Very Old Trees ;Which Give off Oxygen for all Lifeforms- the city of Hamilton oils the eggs there are very few signets being born, the swan is being blamed for the e coli bacteria issue in the Harbour, there may be 30 mated pairs of swans, yet 1000,s of pairs of Canadian geese, that are still protected by laws, yet the swan suffers, Misty morning portrays, the last of the eggs, within one hour of being born, all cygnets die from oxygen starvation, The fishing consortium, does not like the swan because they eat SAV, (hiding Place for fish)
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Aperture f/13 ISO 200 Shutter 1/180 Focal Length 14/1

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That is very shocking Doug , don't you have a wildlife conservation programme over there to protect animals ,birds ?

Yes they do, The swans were taken off the endangered species act--thanks for reading the wording--Amanda

This is a sad scene, Doug. The misty background just increases the sense of melancholy. It's a crime that such magnificent birds aren't revered. In years to come, people will tell their children mythical stories about these swans that used to be. A sad scene, but a great capture!

Alan sadly out of the six eggs, two hatched a died within one hour, toursits were watching and were horrifies when baby,s floated away lifeless, I explained to the group of maybe 12 peeps, what the city did and why they died,

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Such a horrifying practice.......criminal. Lovely photo

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My goodness, I never knew ay of this....so very sad. The image however is so beautiful yet so sad when I know what happened.

Glenda what gives me hope are the conservationist that clean the eggs and incubate them at home, we always will have cygnets now--Thank you very much

Yes, its sad , but, we fight back thank you \Gail

Doug, your words + photo call attenton and educate the rest of us to this terrible situation. Thanks for sharing this powerful image.

So sad!

Echoing my sentiment as well as to the senselessness of some of our wildlife management efforts Doug. An amazingly beautiful picture nonetheless.

Yes it is sad Melissa

My God! What a barbaric way to treat a problem that is more likely man-made.
The cruelty and utter anguish inflicted on the parent birds as well is too horrific to contemplate.
Time for a petition (worldwide) methinks.