tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post3851332961948091872..comments2023-11-28T22:47:40.465-05:00Comments on Tales from FAR Manor: Vacation pix: WaterfowlLarry Kollarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-54549263916669508452009-08-08T17:17:37.903-04:002009-08-08T17:17:37.903-04:00Ghost, Dad just gets down there & waves them o...Ghost, Dad just gets down there & waves them off right now. Before his original house burned, he had a water balloon slingshot & a bucket of ammo to launch at them.<br /><br />Swans will come right back atcha, but they don't get in the yard & crap all over everything.Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-59046146935659090542009-08-08T07:58:49.900-04:002009-08-08T07:58:49.900-04:00How in the devil do you chase off a goose?How in the devil do you chase off a goose?GhostFolk.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10942600698461250382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-69383123740813400192009-08-07T15:17:00.871-04:002009-08-07T15:17:00.871-04:00Thanks, O! You're right… I call it Dad's l...Thanks, O! You're right… I call it Dad's little slice of paradise. The upper deck is far enough off the water so the swans don't get perturbed with the proximity to crazy humans with cameras.Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-37725146549999183492009-08-07T12:44:14.472-04:002009-08-07T12:44:14.472-04:00FAR, I agree w/ Jim ... love that gull over the sa...FAR, I agree w/ Jim ... love that gull over the sand, esp the shadow. Nice ... :-) And foul aside (and I know what your dad means in terms of the amount of crap these things produce), it sounds like a wonderful spot to relax and unwind.oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03401788202984343513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-36067400490591117162009-08-07T09:17:14.323-04:002009-08-07T09:17:14.323-04:00Thanks, guys. I've got a zillion shots of the ...Thanks, guys. I've got a zillion shots of the swans… they came up to Dad's place, Daughter Dearest saw them, and I went out on his deck & shot from a safe distance. (Dad says they can get pretty aggressive.) I got a couple shots of them looking right at me with a simple whistle.<br /><br />Jim, I'll confess to cheating on that low-flyer: I walked toward him until he got peeved enough to fly. Like an honorable duck hunter, only then did I start shooting. ;-)<br /><br />I know what you mean, Maria… hover your mouse pointer over the picture for a few seconds. [<i>evil laugh</i>]Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-79066786378599321522009-08-07T07:29:25.675-04:002009-08-07T07:29:25.675-04:00Nifty pics, Farf - love the birds. (I almost wrote...Nifty pics, Farf - love the birds. (I almost wrote bird shots, but then that could be taken other ways!) ::g::Maria Limahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11100001743076902535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-74403464623482101112009-08-07T00:07:21.612-04:002009-08-07T00:07:21.612-04:00Nice shots all, but I'm drawn to the low flyin...Nice shots all, but I'm drawn to the low flying gull over the sand.JimFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12190832901735279330noreply@blogger.com