a Swan with a 7 Foot Wing Spread ?

[jeff of pa]

I Never knew they got that Big

The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.), 16 Nov. 1871.



https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026005/1871-11-16/ed-1/seq-2/

 

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[A#1]

Seems like a big swan for sure, but I could believe it.....they ain't small to start with.

 

[smokeythecat]

5' easy, 7' probably a big male.

 

[Duckshot]

I saw two swans this morning while I was hunting geese. They are BIG birds, and though have never measured one because we are not allowed to shoot them, I don't really doubt that their span can reach 7'.

 

[jeff of pa]

Except on the Net, I've never seen one.

I Think I read there were some at a Park, About 10 - 15 Mile from Me.
But I never had the Urge to go look at birds I Can't Eat