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Jamaica Pond used to have a few more swans than it does today
By adamg on Thu, 05/10/2018 - 10:21am
The Emerald Necklace Conservancy shows us a typical Jamaica Pond scene in 1910.
As Ben Evans notes:
Feeding small children to swans was outlawed in 1923.
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My mother has this
As an original post card, when the pond attracted lots of people during the summer.
Well, no wonder
everything's gone to hell since 1923. Zeus (who still has a soft spot for Leda, and thus identifies strongly with swans) does not like being denied his tribute.
Feeding small children to swans outlawed.
But feeding swans to small children continued at the nearby "Mrs. Hannigan's Home for Unfortunate Children" until the mid '70s.
Just Saying!
Or maybe the swans turned black, now identify as geese and moved closer to the fens to be closer to the Red Sox!
If it's swans you want...
Try Farm Pond in Framingham north of the train station. I counted 50 one day last year. About 25 three weeks ago.
The good old days
... when swans were well fed and children were more respectful.
A couple other views
Swan population crash...
...maybe caused by Roslindale thugs heading over to the Pond?
Aaw...
Stopped by a wall just trying to find a place to lay some eggs.
Bummer.
Feeding small children to
Well, that's Grimm.
Biding their time?
Where are all the turkeys?