The first time I heard the swans in our northern bay, I thought I was hearing Canada geese with COPD. The swans frequently hang out in the midst of an entourage of Canadas—but swans bark in a louder register, with a rusty twinge that reduces me to a pile of goose bumps whenever I hear it. Like the [...]
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The Mystique of the Swans
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