Gay Swans Protecting Their Nest...

[kvalidir]

I know they can be really aggressive, especially when sheilding a nest, but I thought this story was just so sweet. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5882553/Gay-swans-relocated-attacking-swimmers-protect-nest-cups.html

[Hazi-Hammenuhoth]

I wouldn't have said they were aggressive as such, but have been known to throw hissy fits from time to time! Swans on the other hand....

[Mamyalynne]

Very powerful birds when in protective mode, glad they chose to relocate them rather than the alternative.

[douglas9401]

Clearly all the stuff about swans being the Queen's has been mistranslated. :-)

[jim360]

#5

https://imgur.com/gallery/NuhsgPV

[jim360]

actually #1 and #6. I can't count.

[237SJ]

Shame on the wildlife expert who said they could be euthanised

[kvalidir]

...am I married to you Jim? :)

[Barmaid]

There's something really wrong with that woman. Because if I have a hangover and I see a piglet I want a bacon sarnie...........

[jno]

douglas, the joke doesn't work in Austrian.

[jim360]

If I am, it would have been nice if you'd told me :P

[douglas9401]

I hadn't intended it for an international audience, jno.

[Jackdaw33]

Anyone who swims in a lake occupied by swans or strays too close to the water's edge is asking for trouble.

[ummmm]

I don't know. The Swans in the Lake District were really friendly.

[Cloverjo]

Yes, I've been chased by an aggressive swan. I was panicking as I had my then two year old son with me. I screamed at him to run, to the amusement of other people around, while the bird tried to beat me up.

The story about the two gay swans protecting their nest of cups is very cute, though.

[Jackdaw33]

Golden rule: if you see a cygnet keep well away.

[cupid04]

Gives a whole new meaning to swan upping...

[ummmm]

See them all the time in the local park. Maybe they are just tame.

[Barmaid]

I've seen swans trying to kill each other - normally the dominant male trying to see one off. I've also seen them attack geese, dogs and people.