Whisper it, a few days of nice weather in Yorkshire, we can do it…
A bit of Sun brings out the hooligans.
This Swan is a bruiser.
Swims about on the lake until it sees someone he or she doesn’t like and then…. races out of the water to stand on the narrow lakeside path. That’s it, wings spread, puffed out chest and the path is closed. As we were walking towards the danger zone, we passed a couple heading back saying an aggressive Swan had forced them into a hasty retreat. As we passed we got a good staring at, but were granted a pass. The walker following us was not so lucky and after a brief standoff, the swan won….
Wonder why some people are allowed through and others are chased off. It’s not a nesting thing, as the nest is on the other end of the lake, and apparently the Swan is never aggressive there.
Bizarre old bird. Definitely swan of a kind….
A Dad trying to cope with the loss of his Partner and becoming a single parent. 
There is a place a few miles from where I live where every year the swans land as they return. They come in the thousands over a period of time. It is quite the sight. They do a count every year, too. Many people travel there to view it.
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that sounds amazing
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So sweet ❤
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❤️
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The Royal bird! A protected beautiful species…. they keep the same partner for life, I’ve heard.
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I’ve heard that as well
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Seems the swan is amusing him/herself, if no one else. Charming story. Thank you!
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apparently it chases dogs off if it doesn’t like the look of them
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That is a bold swan!
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Might be he’s protecting nesting materials? They can be territorial, though the ones on the marina were always coming alongside to show off their babies.
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He could be
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“Swan of a kind…” 😂 Love it.
A beautiful day, Gary. Wishing many more of these ahead for you and Hawklad.
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thank you my friend ❤️
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Goodness!
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😊
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A very opinionated one 🦢
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definitely
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If I were you I’d bring the old bird a treat (if a swan thinks anything is a treat). It obviously thought you and Hawklad were good people.
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I’ve tried that, it happily swims up to get its feeding, no hostility there.
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Lovely pictures and a great pun reminiscent of a certain football manager
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thank you sir
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I often think your scenery is much like ours. But we seldom see swans and I envy you those. We have Canada geese.
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we get those for a few months each year, lots and lots of them
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Other species have better discernment than humans and you obviously pass muster.
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Nice photo, but not too close with one of those very large birds. I seem to remember they can be pretty angry!
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when they stand up and hiss they are scary
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Odd behaviour isnt it! Glad you were granted a pass!
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I would run if it stood up to me
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Yeah, well, it’s about time animals got angry about us bloody humans just roaming around willynilly, stomping about in their homes and trampling their prize plants in their gardens. We’re really not invited and they’ve got their thing going on there, minding their own business and along come us interlopers. Bless ’em when they act patient with us.
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it’s a little angel when you feed him….
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My last encounter was of one big male angry swan, determined to not be captured (it had fishing tackle hanging from his beak and needed the attention of a vet). So now, imagine a line of us pathetic humans, up to our tits in the water, arms up in the air most of the time, with a net pulled taught across the water most of the time, but as we wibbled and wobbled and occasionally one of us slipped on the slime of the river bed, the net top looking more like the rolling landscape of the Cotswolds… Yeah, he was having none of it. Several attempts. Let’s face it, swans are VERY strong and clever. However, we got him to the vet in the end. The tackle taken from his mouth and many lead pieces removed from his stomach.
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Swans engaging in lakeside discipline and policing is hilarious but kind of sweet.
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I will do what ever he tells me to do, he’s a big old bird.
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