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Longboat Observer Reporter Longboat Key swans captured for gender testing

A link to a video produced by the Longboat Observer.

There is a long and valued relationship with the newspaper, and when I offered to "embed" a reporter in the process of capturing 20+ pound wild and flailing cygnets, Alex somehow volunteered. Click on the link and enjoy!



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