PRESS RELEASE
Honk and Honka, Port Hueneme’s famous Chinese Swan Geese, survived the Thanksgiving holiday without being captured and cooked by hungry neighbors. The birds’ safety was of grave concern to locals who thought residents from nearby Oxnard might enter Port Hueneme to capture the birds for use in holiday meals.
Honk and Honka have been living along the Port Hueneme Bubbling Springs Green Belt for at least two years now. They are known for their loud honking, aggressive food solicitation, and occasionally striking humans with their wings.
Saturday, December 1, 2007
Thursday, August 2, 2007
Swan Geese Nest Destroyed by Reckless Maniacally Laughing City Worker on Riding Lawnmower
PRESS RELEASE
The nest of Port Hueneme’s most famous waterfowl was destroyed recently by a reckless maniacally laughing city worker and his riding lawnmower.
Honk and Honka, two Chinese Swan Geese who live on the Bubbling Springs Waterway, humped and nested last month with several eggs in the high grass near the Civic Pavilion. Bird-loving residents had been watching the nest on a daily basis, waiting for the chicks to hatch, but were dismayed to find level ground, grass trimmings, and broken eggshells where the nest once stood, the result of aggressive greens keeping.
When confronted about the destruction of the nest, local officials promised to have their men keep a better eye out for the nests in the future.
The nest of Port Hueneme’s most famous waterfowl was destroyed recently by a reckless maniacally laughing city worker and his riding lawnmower.
Honk and Honka, two Chinese Swan Geese who live on the Bubbling Springs Waterway, humped and nested last month with several eggs in the high grass near the Civic Pavilion. Bird-loving residents had been watching the nest on a daily basis, waiting for the chicks to hatch, but were dismayed to find level ground, grass trimmings, and broken eggshells where the nest once stood, the result of aggressive greens keeping.
When confronted about the destruction of the nest, local officials promised to have their men keep a better eye out for the nests in the future.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Chinese Swan Goose Attacks German Shepherd
PRESS RELEASE
Honk, a Chinese Swan Goose living along Port Hueneme’s Bubbling Springs Green Belt, recently charged and scared away a fully grown German Shepherd dog, who the protective bird believed was threatening his wife’s nest.
The dogs’s owner, a retired Army general, refused comment.
Honk, a Chinese Swan Goose living along Port Hueneme’s Bubbling Springs Green Belt, recently charged and scared away a fully grown German Shepherd dog, who the protective bird believed was threatening his wife’s nest.
The dogs’s owner, a retired Army general, refused comment.
Thursday, July 5, 2007
Residents Agree: Fireworks At Beach Not as Fun as they Used to Be
PRESS RELEASE
The Fourth of July at Port Hueneme Beach used to be a real bang, but now it’s a bore. So say many Port Hueneme residents who miss the old days when spectacular displays of dangerous illegal fireworks were commonplace.
“You can barely see the fireworks at the harbor from here, so we used to bring our own fireworks,” said one resident with bright red hair and countless tattoos who preferred to remain anonymous for this inteview. “We would set up ammo tents and fire off rockets all night long, but now you can barely light a sparkler without getting nabbed by the fuzz.”
Police closely monitor the beach on ATVs and are quick to stop any illegal fireworks activity and confiscate all illegal fireworks.
“I’m scared to even light my cigarette,” said another resident known only as Flameboy. “I keep expecting a cop to throw a bucket of water in my face.”
Signs posted around the beach warn residents of the zero tolerance policy in effect.
“The guys that used to come out here weren’t professional, but they weren’t amateur either,” said Flameboy. “They were amateur professionals, and had some really good stuff from Mexico. We miss them.”
The Fourth of July at Port Hueneme Beach used to be a real bang, but now it’s a bore. So say many Port Hueneme residents who miss the old days when spectacular displays of dangerous illegal fireworks were commonplace.
“You can barely see the fireworks at the harbor from here, so we used to bring our own fireworks,” said one resident with bright red hair and countless tattoos who preferred to remain anonymous for this inteview. “We would set up ammo tents and fire off rockets all night long, but now you can barely light a sparkler without getting nabbed by the fuzz.”
Police closely monitor the beach on ATVs and are quick to stop any illegal fireworks activity and confiscate all illegal fireworks.
“I’m scared to even light my cigarette,” said another resident known only as Flameboy. “I keep expecting a cop to throw a bucket of water in my face.”
Signs posted around the beach warn residents of the zero tolerance policy in effect.
“The guys that used to come out here weren’t professional, but they weren’t amateur either,” said Flameboy. “They were amateur professionals, and had some really good stuff from Mexico. We miss them.”
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