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Leave, Then Re​turn With A Name and Real Estate

The trauma of being captured is somehow all forgiven when you return to Longboat Key where you have real estate and people know your name!


The four 2014 cygnets of Sully and Susie only had each other to console.  Penned for a visit from the veterinarian, they gave blood then had to wait for gender identity results.  And as luck would have it, two females and two males were soon on their way back, tucked in a formal carrier, and starting a new life as young adults.


Meg and Lily on Islandside:

Tut and Chesty on Harbourside


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