Floating White Swan Decoy

The White Swan is a perfect addition. Use for decor or to deter Canada Geese more economically and without all the costs, hazards, and time required when spraying repellents. White Swans are very territorial, making it great to keep geese away!

Mute swans aggressively protect their young from Canada Geese, making this swan an effective deterrent as part of an overall repellent strategy. Head and neck can be adjusted for a realistic look. This plastic decoy may be free floated, or secured in the water with string or decoy weights. It may also be secured on shore with two steel anchoring stakes (included). Decoy should be moved periodically to increase effectiveness and used with other deterrent methods.

Our White Swan Decoy will help deter Canada Geese from landing in your pond or water garden.  White Swans are very territorial and will fight off most intruders who venture into their area.  Geese will not want to confront an angry White Swan and most times will choose another body of water to land in. 

This beautiful, hand painted floating swan is the perfect addition to any pond or backyard setting.  Made from durable, lightweight polymer, this swan is decorated with all weather and non-fading paint to withstand different types of climates. 

• Movable Head & Neck
• Effective on land or in water
• Easily converted to a resting position for land use
• Floating swan is full sized and very life like.
• Hand Painted
• 36" Long
• Body is 9" High
• 3 Easy to assemble parts (body, neck, & head)
• 3 tabs on body for easy anchoring
• Two Anchoring stakes included
• Made in the USA.
• Light Weight = 6.0 lbs

Note:  Due to the size of this decoy and the box it ships in (36" x 11" x 19"), it must ship as OVERSIZED or 42 lbs dim weight.

This is why you want the Swan Decoy to scare away the Canada Geese from your property.  The sound you heard when you first visited this page was the loud squaking of a Canada Goose.  If they land on your propery, they will forage on the grassy areas on your property.  When they "feel the need", they will produce piles of nasty poo dropping over your property.  Besides the ovious health hazards of the poo, it is unsightly and unpleasant to step in and have to remove from your shoes.  If you have children or dogs, they can pick up or roll in the poo droppings creating a very smelly mess for you to clean up.  My yellow lab thought the poo was a "tasty" treat before he decided to do a full body slide through the poo leaving a green/brown mess in his fur for me to clean.  He would then stand up and smile with a look that said "that was fun, I think I will do it again!"  (Anyone who has owned a lab can relate to my situation).  We now have a swan decoy (seen in pictures above) in our pond and the Coyote Decoy on the shore to scare away the Canada Geese.  I attached a 20' fishing line tether to the bottom of the swan which is connected to a brick that I put into the pond.  As the wind blows, the decoy moves around on top of the water.  So far, with both of the decoys in place, my lab & my lawn have stayed free of Canada Geese Poo.  Now if I can get him to stop trying to "hump" the coyote decoy, I will be all set.  ...   TED

PS. If you do not tether the swan decoy, make sure to move it around so the Canada Geese think it is real.  This will increase effectiveness.  If it is left in the same location, the geese will quickly figure out the decoy is fake and will not be afraid of it.  Great for use with other deterrent methods like the Coyote and allowing the first 2' of growth next to the pond to be allowed to grow tall and wild.  This will help keep the geese off your lawn.

Background on Geese

The scientific name for Canada Geese is Branta canadensis. The birds often migrate in the fall, but isolated populations may reside year round. Nesting begins in March and April, in the riparian zone near a waterbody.

One goose can consume up to four pounds of grass per day, producing about three pounds of fecal matter per day. This can contribute to excessive amounts of nutrient loading because their feces contain 76% carbon, 4.4% nitrogen, and 1.3% phosphorus. These nutrients can cause harmful algal blooms in lakes from runoff. To make matters worse Cryptosporidium parvum, a protozoan linked to the feces of animals has caused over 400,000 sicknesses and a recorded six deaths (Worsnop, 1994).

Information Provided by Marc Skehan and Therese Thompson, PhD

Mount Ida College, Newton, MA

9/10/2010 -- The Swan decoys Is this a pair of 2 or 1 only thanks russ

5/19/2010 -- will these be effective in stopping the geese from fouling our lakefront property or just small areas like ponds. are they . . .

10/31/2009 -- can these be left in the lake in the winter? The lake does freeze over. Thanks