The River Devon was flooded and choppy, but a pair of swans were serene, not even fanning their wings - or busking - as I approached. They came over, waited for treats that I didn't have to give them, and one of them did a bit of a sort of neck stretch to the other.
Were they a devoted Cob and Pen, deeply in love with each other? Irritatingly they didn't do that heart shaped photo opp thing with their necks, so I couldn't tell.
Perhaps they weren't in love at all, and the neck stretching was a prelude to some sort of gizzard ripping act of violence.
Who knows?
Si
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ReplyDeleteThey never do do the heart shape when I am watching either. We have crows carrying sticks now so nest building....
ReplyDeleteNo idea how to tell Mr from Mrs as far as swans are concerned Si.
ReplyDeleteThe cob has a more pronounced black knob at the top of his bill, if you want to tell which is which. I don't know how you know if they're in love (!) but they are very devoted to each other and pair for life. We could learn a great deal from swans.
ReplyDeleteThank you, I had an idea it wasbased on, ahem, knob size but didn't really have grounds for comparison
ReplyDeleteI think they're a devoted couple who just aren't quite yet at the stage for doing the heart shape display yet.
ReplyDeleteI really like the shadow of the right hand swan's neck on its back in the first photo