Sunday, July 19, 2015

BRIGG UGLY DUCKLINGS CAUGHT ON CAMERA


Remember that old song about the sad ugly duckling with its brown, downy feathers which went on to turn into a beautiful swan? Well, we spied a large group of cygnets and one of their parents on what anglers call the Spring's stretch of the Old River Ancholme, near the old Lidl store. (Ken Harrison will know the correct collective noun for a group of young swans). 
We took this long shot from the store's car park, looking across the river to the far bank. Watch the birdie?
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3 comments:

  1. Ken Harrison19 July 2015 at 16:21

    I know there are various collective names for a group of swans, Nige...is Whiteness, Wedge, Bevy....and one can even use Gaggle.....but I'm not aware of specific collective name of young swans.
    However, by accidental coincidence, Old Scoop, you've indicated that they are on a bank......and one of the alternative collective name for a group of swans is a Bank of swans...
    Anyway, I've always been confused by the tale of the Ugly Duckling......as time goes on, not only he changed his looks; he has also changed his species from a duck to a swan. (albeit that a swan is a member of the extended duck family)...perhaps the Ugly Cygnet doesn't have the same ring to it....

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  2. Ken Harrison19 July 2015 at 16:31

    ....just a thought.....perhaps some group like the local River Users Group.....Cllr Rob Waltham and mob....could instal some nesting boxes for duckies for use during the winter months.
    I know some rest and take shelter in some of the gardens of the houses adjacent to the White Hart..and on the whole they can over-winter quite well, but severe cold spells can wipe them out.....and, therefore, some extra shelter in some quiet areas of the river could considerably improve their survival chances when temps drop below zero...

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