On 27/03/2014, Ken Waller <kwal...@peoplepc.com> wrote: >>So Swan Lake is a dangerous place? > > Only when singing your swan song.
I was going to make a pun leading from Lieder to Ledahosen but it was so complex I forgot the beginning by the time I arrived at the end. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alan C" <c...@lantic.net> > Subject: Re: PESO Flying Rat, European Version > > > So Swan Lake is a dangerous place? > > Alan C > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Stenquist > Sent: Monday, March 24, 2014 3:41 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: PESO Flying Rat, European Version > > Mute swans are much prettier than geese, but in some parts of the U.S., > including Michigan, they’re just as much a problem. They are not a native > species but were introduced from Europe many years ago and are considered > invasive. They multiply rapidly and have squeezed out the native Trumpeter > swan. They’re also very aggressive and have been known to attack people who > get too close to their nests.They bite and slap with their wings, which are > powerful enough to break a man’s leg. > > Swans are supposedly good to eat, allegedly better than their close > relative, the goose. Some states have opened a swan hunting season. But > most > those who wish to dine on swan go for the smaller Tundra Swans. Butchering > a > Mute Swan is a big job. > > Paul > On Mar 24, 2014, at 3:12 AM, Chris Mitchell <chris.mitch...@which.net> > wrote: > >> Very nice. I find the light bit of water at the top a little >> distracting - would it be better with that cropped? >> >> Not sure of the flying rat reference. They're much more elegant than >> that! >> Chris >> >> On 23 March 2014 17:54, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> wrote: >>> Shot on a lake this afternoon. K-3 DA* 60-250/4 with the 1.4X converter, >>> >>> f5.6, 1/2500, 350mm, ISO 400 >>> >>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17716268&size=lg > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
