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Swans on the Canal in the Snow

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  • 02-12-2010 5:12pm
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    cosmic
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    Hi,

    Has anyone seen the swans on the canal near Harold's Cross bridge being fed very often over the past few days?

    On the way to work this morning I brought bread and broke up the slices and was throwing them in but the seagulls ate it all before the swans could get to it. I'm going to head down later tonight when the snow dies down a bit because I don't actually live very close by. I'm worried that they're not being fed by many people but my OH says all the people who live on the canal there will be feeding them.

    If anyone has seen them being fed regularly enough there can you post? I'm worried about them!

    Thanks


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    brennan1979
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    Fed them about an hour ago :-)


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    cosmic
    Registered Users Posts: 2,172 ✭✭✭cosmic


    brennan1979 wrote: »
    Fed them about an hour ago :-)

    Yaaaaay! :D Thanks!

    Were there other people there feeding them too?


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    brennan1979
    Registered Users Posts: 171 ✭✭brennan1979


    cosmic wrote: »
    Yaaaaay! :D Thanks!

    Were there other people there feeding them too?

    There were. They've been well looked after. A lot of people making the efforst to get out and feed them because of the snow.


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    Micilin Muc
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    Plenty of people have been feeding them but they're eating everything they get. Maybe they need more!


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    eerwegtweg
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    Don't forget that white bread is not good for the swans though. Give them brown bread if you are giving bread at all - but even better is leafy green vegetables!


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    Nolanger
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    Even better, let them eat cake!


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    kippy
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    Nolanger wrote: »
    Even better, let them eat cake!

    Or cheese...........


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    stimpson
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    Nolanger wrote: »
    Even better, let them eat cake!

    This is Ireland. Let them eat free EU cheese :D

    Fair play for feeding the swans though.

    Edit: too late


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    Saaron
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    Awh! How kind! :)

    Now I want to feed them!


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    cosmic
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    brennan1979 wrote: »
    There were. They've been well looked after. A lot of people making the efforst to get out and feed them because of the snow.
    Micilin Muc wrote: »
    Plenty of people have been feeding them but they're eating everything they get. Maybe they need more!

    Great! Well I'm heading down after my dinner to give them their dinner!
    eerwegtweg wrote: »
    Don't forget that white bread is not good for the swans though. Give them brown bread if you are giving bread at all - but even better is leafy green vegetables!

    I normally give them the fancy seedy brown bread. This baffles my OH but how and ever!
    Saaron wrote: »
    Now I want to feed them!

    Do! :)


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    cosmic
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    Just back from feeding them now. The poor little things wolfed down the bread.

    There were loads of people taking photos but no one else feeding them (at the time that we were there).

    If anyone else is going down I'd recommend feeding them from the south side of the canal (the one with the high bank) because otherwise they climb out onto the grass and harrass you. A load of them were chasing us around and all I could think was that they were all going to break my arms!


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    MistyCheese
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    I've seen them being fed several times. I have no idea what they were being fed though as I was on the other side of the canal and wouldn't go near a swan for a bet. I don't know how people can go right up to swans like that, I'd rather hug a tiger!


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    bc dub
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    well done to all feeders, now go feed some wild homeless humans too for a moral win win ;)


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    cosmic
    Registered Users Posts: 2,172 ✭✭✭cosmic


    I was down there again today giving them a few loaves of bread and a bag of lettuice. There were two other people there feeding them. It looks like they're being looked after ok. This makes me happy :)


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