The Swans of Stanley Park

Welcome to The Swans of Stanley Park and to their home, Lost Lagoon, in Vancouver, Canada. We hope this site will bring you closer to this most special part of the wildlife through the year, and will delight as well as inform. Don't miss our Ask The Swan Specialist board where our visitors from around the world are welcome to ask questions about swans to the Regal Swan® Foundation. Also, see a close-up of our mute swans and life around them. Scroll down to see the latest messages of our 6 message boards and our swan slide show.

Ask the Swan Specialist · See all 1615 posts ·

Re: How can I protect myself from swans by: The Regal Swan

Hi Joan: Great question. There may be several things going on here. First, did the former tenant feed the swans in your front yard? If so, he may be expecting a hand-out and you are not providing it,..

How can I protect myself from swans by: Joan

My landlord has a mated pair of mute swans that were at least civil when I moved onto the large property in October. They allowed me and my Westie to walk around their pond, and around the 8 acres...

Re: New swans roaming, how to capture by: The Regal Swan

Hi Dan: Your situation is a perfect example of why swans need to be penned for at least two weeks when being introduced to a new pond or lake. The birds have absolutely no familiarity with their new..

New swans roaming, how to capture by: Dan

We got a mated pair of mute swans about 10 days ago for our neighborhood pond. The pond is a few acres in size, has an island in the middle ideal for nesting and is 75% fenced. The swans looked..

Re: wild mute swan by: The Regal Swan

Hi Gene: You are welcome. Yes, the swan looks good. It knows to use the leantoo as a wind shelter without entering it. So, at least it is getting some shelter from the wind. And, 45 degrees will..

Re: wild mute swan by: Gene

Looking preety good today. But its 45 degrees outside. Here's a pic. I'll keep ya informed.Thanks for all your help. Gene

Re: wild mute swan by: The Regal Swan

Hi Gene: Great news. At least he knows to get a drink, so extra food will help him. The Regal Swan

Latest Swan News at the Lagoon · See all 158 posts ·

fionas letter by: stephen

Recieved your letter this morning. Thank-you. Definetly need next season off. No hesitation about that. As to whether I want to help after next year, a lot can happen in two years. All I can say is..

Re: fence construction around the nest by: Sarah Michelle

Steve: I am so sorry for what happened to you. Of all the people who visit Lost Lagoon, you are one of the most caring, one of the most generous. I always see you as an angel. What happened is very..

fence construction around the nest by: stephen

I just had a most unpleasant experience involving the vancouver police. I did the tall fencing around the one nest WITH OFFICIAL APPROVAL.As no little ones were produced and mamma had abandoned the..

Re: Save Our Swans by: Sarah

I totally agree!!!!

Alerts · See all 30 posts ·

Dial 311 for emergencies at Lost Lagoon by: Admin

The Vancouver Parks Rangers tell me that the new 311 number of the City of Vancouver can be used for emergencies at Lost Lagoon. For example: - If you see an injured swan, call 311 and ask to speak..

Swan Stories Worldwide · See all 31 posts ·

Polish Mute Swan Cygnets by: Heidi

I have been lucky enough to be photographing a Mute Swan family since about three weeks before the cygnets were born. It turns out that two of the cygnets are considered Polish Mutes because of their..

swans by: Monique G. Scheers

www.moniquegermainescheers.nl kind regards, M.G.Scheers

Baby swans! by: Neil

Look what we have in Salisbury UK, five baby swans, hatched a couple of days ago..enjoy!

Swans Through the Seasons · See all 114 posts ·

Royal swan fight by: Just trying to kill each other!

I got down to the Lagoon on Sunday Nov 27 and things were pretty calm - Tristan and Isolde came up to eat at this end. Then... Bijan came closer - he must have been pretty hungry, and decided he'd..

Mama & Papa Swan's Adventures by: Swans 10 - Raccoon 0

Mama and Papa Swan sailed proudly along the channel at their end of the lagoon. They have enough feathers to look regal, as long as Papa doesn’t try to raise his wings too high – they ARE still a bit..

Summer Swans by: It Isn’t Easy Being Green

Today is cool and raining, and although that doesn’t put a smile on many visitors’ faces, it’s a happy fleet of swans we see scattered across the lagoon, bouncing on the windswept waves. During the..

Summer Swans by: Help! Extreme Makeover Needed

It’s early summer and most of the Lost Lagoon swans are slipping into their just-kick-back-and-relax look, but some take that fashion much farther than others. First, it’s the season when they root..

Summer Swans by: Mama Swan Back to Her Routines & Some Fun

With Mama Swan completely off the nest and back to her normal routine, her appetite’s slowly returning and she’s enjoying lots of leisure time on the water. That is, if you can count pedaling at top..

Other Animals and Nature · See all 28 posts ·

Lion cub rescued by his mother by: Admin

Click on the link below the picture to see what happened:

Jean Sibelius, La Valse Triste: Animation of a House Cat by: Of poignant and somber beauty.

I guess most of us somehow felt like that one day. This animation helps understand others, including cats. Suggestion: Treat this animation - which has an open end for the cat - as a lucid dream by..

Netherlands Horse Rescue 2006 by: With the wonderful music of Vangelis

October 31th 2006: More than one hundred horses were surprised by a heavy storm in the northern part of the Netherlands. 18 horses drowned, the rest of them got stuck on a very small island. People..