The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-25
A FAMOUS sWANNERY.

~ SaHhe up again III tHe niofibHS.
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A FAMOUS SWANNERY,
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"n.eii eve" 'heh ieaeieu .ie 'eiS CONSUL
eraoie hufnper Vi nearly LOW oiroS- queen
hhzaoeth COUNCIL WHO Always kept
sharp eye on all crown rights TO game,
falcons ana sport seherany' made clailh
to seize all swans from Aoootspury "hich
were not marked py the sovereign pre-
rogative, because they mao gaiheo risht
TO their natural hoerty Dy swimming IN
an open river Othe rleeD, anu were royal
birds Giles StranSways heirs detended
TINS sui successfully ana no" the oiros
are as nearly WHO as any IN Ehsiaho.
Tnese pirds nave their nome III qu'e'
meadow on the banks OF the fieet RIVER
Inc Iahd Oh the heishoorhooo 10 one oeau-
tiai suptropieai saroeh. paHioooS' pam
pas grass giant iucnsias' anu eAoe'c
shrubs nourish there' the grass pains De-
ing as soh. as pine oi carpet r-aiiS ia
April OF every year the swans gather from
the fieet anu recoLloire at me nat
meadow at the mead OF the chanhei, ,here
10 compete ioi d he''s siouu-
very ancient haoit Oh Apoo'soufy ouuS'
ana IL makes them instinct Iroih an othef
swans III the worio- oh the Norioih
proads ana rivers "hefe SO many SWANS
are raised each par claims separate
length Oh water, ana the famous ihaiies
pi rus oi'en uo 'he SAINT eoen va,
maintains ms sepaiate iene.n ae"iis' an
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wall FroAiii'y 50 1iS ms " o',e,
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CLOSELY PACKED eoioHs' Du' q i'"tuiu' %
reeds to 9ulid with geheraiiS puts DOM
birds into good hurnor at once
The bird which Is not sittihs aiso ietohes
reeds, dragging the long ones AFTER IL III
rather an awkward way ior swans ps
right should pun Things ohiy aiohs the
water. They We're never ihtehueo ZOE
beasts of burden on land Ihey never
seem to get enough ouiidlhs materlai ior
their nests IL they could only get II
they would pile up wall as hlsh as a
haycock all around themselves. The nest |
ing ground is thus gradually narrowed |
into a labyrinth of paths, encroached up |
on by the ever-growing nests, from which |
the birds hiss and snort at the visitor or |
the keeper as he passes by.
The methods of these swans In pro-
tecting their nests are amply effective. |
Swans have been known to drown foxes |
when swimming in lakes from islands on
which the had cygnets. II the animal at |
tackled is swimming. the swan raises IT.
self almost on it's tail and strikes a
straight downward blow with one wing