Friday, 12 October 2018

Thornbridge Wild Swan at the Jolly Crispin, Upper Gornal

A flock of swans generally keep to themselves. They’ll hang around in small groups, separating only to grab the nearest piece of food. But occasionally you’ll spot a swan that’s gone solo. Separated from its peers, it wanders the waters alone, though often it hangs out with smaller water fowl to make it look like king of the duck pond. You can almost picture it wearing sunglasses and a leather jacket by the way it struts. It’s more likely to be spotted in manmade water features than natural rivers as the pickings are better. Sometimes it leads its gang like groupies who worship the one with the master plan to get fed. In earlier times it must watch the groups to see who he must eliminate or influence to become the new leader. But in truth, it’s abandoned the ways of its fellows and it’s going it alone.

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