Wrong Kind of Swans

I worry too often whether the water fowl that I am considering photographing is the

Wrong kind of Swan.

Contributors to nature photo club Facebook pages scolded to not submit photos of the

Wrong kind of Swans.

What was made clear is that these

Wrong kind of Swans

Were brought over to these shores by the well-to-dos to decorate their tiny ponds.

They didn’t fly here themselves.

It was explained that the

Wrong kinds of Swans

are invasive and make lives very difficult for birds who are the native to these parts.

So these swans, whatever the exact name is I cannot recall,

Are apparently the avian equivalent of personae non gratae.

I understand the issue that the

Wrong kind of Swans

create problems and that we should not honor them

with photos on nature club facebook pages, but I don’t think the

Wrong kind of Swans

Understand. Or care.

They just fly and float

And fool us amateurs into thinking

They just might be beautiful.