In a post this morning, Joe mentioned seeing the largest flock of swans he’s ever seen in a flooded field out side of St Peter. A week ago, I was taking photos of a large group sitting in Mud Lake.
Just a few short years ago, if I saw anything large and white in the water, it was pretty much always a pelican. Not so much anymore. There are a lot of swans and pelicans out there! Wondering what changed?
On a side note, did you know it was against the law to shoot a swan? Is there anyone here that didn’t know that? If there is, you might want to contact your state rep to support this bill that’s in the senate and house right now.
“(m) $1,400,000 the first year is for designating
swan protection areas under Minnesota
Statutes, section 97A.096, and to provide
increased education and outreach promoting
the protection of swans in the state, including
education regarding the restrictions on taking
swans. This is a onetime appropriation and is
available until June 30, 2026.”
I know $1.4M isn’t much in a budget, but I think that money would be better spend educating me on how something like this can even be introduce.