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FW: [Birding-Aus] Black Swans - Mittagong NSW - 5 yrs of unsuccessful br

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Subject: FW: [Birding-Aus] Black Swans - Mittagong NSW - 5 yrs of unsuccessful breeding
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Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 14:29:40 +1000


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: RE: [Birding-Aus] Black Swans - Mittagong 
NSW - 5 yrs of unsuccessful breedingDate: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 14:27:25 +1000

Peter,Good point. They do nest on an island (which I forgot to mention), but 
once they are older they travel by foot from dam to dam. This would be the 
"fox" exposure, but is there any other likely reasons? It's going to be hard to 
beat a fox, but what if it isn't a fox? RegsSimon> From: > To: 
; > Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 09:50:40 
+1100> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Black Swans - Mittagong NSW - 5 yrs of 
unsuccessful breeding> > How big are the dams, and are the nests easily 
accessible to foxes? Perhaps experiment with an artificial island for them.> > 
Peter Shute> > > --------------------------> Sent using BlackBerry> > ----- 
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[Birding-Aus] Black Swans - Mittagong NSW - 5 yrs of unsuccessful breeding> > > 
Hi All,> Friends of mine have a property near Mittagong in the Sthn Highlands. 
For the last five years a pair of swans have made the two dams on the property, 
their home. Every year they breed around 3 to 4 cygnets and every year, at 
around 3 months of age, the cygnets disappear. No remains found.> > The obvious 
answer is foxes. Laying fox bait is not an option. Upgrading the property fence 
lines is also not an option ($).> > Can anyone help with other reasons for 
their disappearance or options to help these cygnets enjoy a longer life 
????????> > Would appreciate your thoughts.> > Regs> Simon> Ryde> 
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