Cygnets on the lake of St. George park

   Swans in the UK are very fond of and fed in the winter, many of them do not fly away to warm regions. The fact is interesting, that all non-ringed swans in Great Britain belong to the English Queen .

   Also there is the annual Swan upping ceremony in England, in which which mute swans on the River Thames are rounded up, caught, ringed, and then released.