and so here we are with one of them posts where i have, look you see, far more images and video than i have words to go with them. oh well, hey ho, i suppose the internet has evolved to the point where it is more of a visual experience than a reading one.
there are, and presumably this goes to a degree without needing to be solicited or spoken of, many facets to my new living arrangements. one in particular would be the ability to go and have a look at some swans pretty much any time that i would care to do so. if for some reason you would like to observe them (the swans, or some of them) too, then this post is very much for you, dear reader.
my basic understanding, for i profess no expertise, is that the above sees swans going for it, which is to say swimming, or sailing (cruising, perhaps) in a "v" formation. except they are not making a v as such, although the ripples in the water very much are.
i would imagine that at some point i have discussed swans before, and in doing so, under the terms of the English way of doing things, i shall have mentioned that thing which most accept as "absolute fact". that is the notion that all swans in the United Kingdom are the property of HM The Queen, and any form of transgression against them (the swans) carries a variety of serious punishments. but first video.
yes, a few moments of some swan swimming, of floating, or whatever they do, for you. quite tranquil viewing, i hope you find.
so, is it at all true that HM The Queen owns all of the swans off of (or in) the UK? i don't believe so, no. yes, i could look it up, but then so could you. from what i remember the last time i looked into this, it was either all the swans on the Thames what belong to our reigning monarch, or failing that a specific breed of them. no, i had no idea that there were different types of swans either, bar colour.
a swan swimming (sailing) away from me, heading in the general direction of (i think) the north sea, or some larger body of water. presumably the swan was abandoning me here (for it moves away) as every living thing to encounter me does so, but specifically i would imagine in this instance it was due to me having no food to offer.
on that note, are you or are you not allowed to "feed" swans, be it bread or something? i have no idea. a couple of years ago there was a partial scandal when a duck food company ran an advert suggesting that if you fed ducks anything like bread, or anything at all what was not their duck food, you were being rather naughty. this, unsurprisingly, caused quite a backlash when thousands of kids, for the sake of some lazy advertising, were left in tears by being called duck killers for giving them some bread.
indeed, a black swan and a white swan, doing their thing (or one of them) upon the water. these two do seem to be a pair, or couple, and are frequently seen together. nice one.
no, then, i have not given in to the temptation to provide the above, or any other, swans bread or any such similar nutrition. i have witnessed others doing so, and from what i can tell no harm has befallen any swan as a result. perhaps i shall do so, one day. maybe if the boys come and visit they may well wish to do so. but, not today.
perhaps an immediate question from a little earlier is that of if HM The Queen does indeed own, or take custodianship, of all or at least some of the swans, what is it that she does with them? anything that would take her fancy, one can only presume to assume. she is the Queen, after all. mostly, though, i expect, or imagine, she just lets them go about doing swan things. but, also, probably ensures that those responsible for upholding laws (the constabulary) do all within their mandate to prevent any form of harm befalling these magnificent creatures.
what punishment could one reasonably expect if they in some way harmed or interfered with a swan? the average "man on the street", or pub based lawyer, would likely claim that doing so could technically be construed as a form or act of treason, and so you could be hung for it. a fine strikes me as being more probable, or even a custodial sentence for either repeat or particularly crass indiscretions. that said, i believe swans to be territorial, brutal, vicious and strong, so anyone what does try to do something with them will probably get all totes knacked and f****d up by the swan anyhow.
and that would be that for this. may the pictures, video and theoretical ideas concerning what some facts may or might not be have been of some passing interest.
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