[SB] swans

[Molly Wolf]

A reader (hi, Ed!) suggested that the swans I saw were likely Trumpeter 
Swans, the largest waterfowl in North American. The species has been 
brought back from the verge of extinction. I'm not a birder; even if I had 
had binoculars with me, the 401 is not a place to use them, so I can't be 
sure. All I can say was that the two I saw flying over the 401 were indeed 
BIG honkers -- in body size, they reminded me of wild turkeys, although the 
wings were much wider -- and photographer Diane Dorion has pictures of 
Trumpeter Swans on the loose in Toronto.

http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/photogalleries/birds.html?g=7

Thanks to all who responded to this piece. It always surprises me that what 
feels like a bunt from my end turns out to be a line drive.

Molly