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Sydney Swans star Buddy Franklin urges fans to get ‘behind his horse’ for All-Star Mile race event

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From AFL player to racing enthusiast: Sydney Swans star Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin urges fans to get ‘behind his horse’ ahead of the All-Star Mile race event By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 22:33 GMT, 4 February 2021 | Updated: 22:33 GMT, 4 February 2021 AFL superstar Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin has urged fans to … Read more

Sydney Swans star Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin and wife Jesinta buy luxury holiday unit in Queensland

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Sydney Swans star Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin and pregnant wife Jesinta buy luxury $790,000 beach pad on Queensland’s Gold Coast By Louise Starkey For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:30 GMT, 20 December 2020 | Updated: 00:30 GMT, 20 December 2020 Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin and wife Jesinta have purchased a luxury beach pad on Queensland’s Gold Coast. … Read more

Bird flu wipes out SIXTY of Worcester’s swans as images reveal carcasses floating in River Severn

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Disturbing images reveal dead birds floating in the River Severn as 60 of Worcester’s 300 swans have been wiped out by bird flu.  The city’s emblematic swan population has decreased by one fifth as the River Severn has been filled with carcasses, leading locals to rename it a ‘swan graveyard’. Wildlife experts fear the number of swan deaths … Read more

Cygnet failure! Hapless rail staff struggle to round up two runaway swans

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Cygnet failure! Hapless rail staff struggle to round up two runaway swans after they land on station platform Incident took place at Bath Spa station, in Bath, Somerset, on Saturday morning Hilarious footage shows moment Great Western Railway workers remove swans A member of staff attempts to throw his coat on one bird before falling … Read more

Sydney Swans’ star Buddy Franklin takes out the trash outside his Sydney home

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Buddy Franklin takes out the trash outside his Sydney home – after returning from Queensland following the Swans’ final game for the season By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:14 BST, 24 September 2020 | Updated: 23:14 BST, 24 September 2020 He returned home to his wife Jesinta Franklin and daughter Tullulah in Sydney … Read more

Drones disturb waterbird flocks and scare geese, swans and ducks away from winter feeding grounds

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Geese, swans and ducks are easily startled by drones, scientists have found.  The flying machines are becoming increasingly common in the UK as the technology becomes cheaper and the devices easier to fly.  However, conservationists from the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) found the presence of the whirring machines can trigger fear in the birds, … Read more

Boat owner shoved into canal by thug slams ‘cowards’ who attacked swans

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Jeffrey Phillips, 55, was shoved into the water after confronting the group A boat owner who was shoved into a canal after confronting thugs for hurling missiles at two fighting swans said today that his attackers ‘are nothing but cowards.’ Shocking footage showed Jeffrey Phillips, 55, being blindsided by a flip flop-wearing yob who pushed … Read more