Hello, this is Snapper the swan. I don't see much of the human Family but this day I was so cross with them I thought you should hear about it.
When I had calmed down, I realised that they didn't mean any harm but I was very annoyed at the time.
Still, as Sam says, 'get to the story!'
One of the human Sons had made a canoe and wanted to try it out on the water. He had done a good job and it was neat and watertight. Here is a picture of it for you.
The problem was that I had a nest nearby and wasn't happy about a possible threat to the babies.
You can see that I am keeping an eye on the canoe and fluffing up my feathers to warn him not to come close.It was a waste of time as he got into the canoe and went paddling along, getting closer and closer to my nest.
I was getting more and more worried, and consequently, getting more and more cross.
In the end I decided to attack him and stop him going any further.I hissed and hissed and worked up speed and chased after him.
I went up onto the back of the canoe and hit him on the head with my beak.
