Flocking together

The swans are back. Each year around this time, swans arrive in the Comox Valley and take up residence at Comox Bay Farm.

  • Nov. 10, 2011 2:00 p.m.
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The swans are back. Each year around this time

The swans are back. Each year around this time

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