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'SWAN UPPING'
The Guardian newspaper in England has reported on the annual stock-counting of the crown's swans (known as swan upping) on the River Thames. The counting of the swans on the river and identifying them as the queen's has been going on since the 12th century. Back then the birds were so prized for their meat that all swans were appropriated as the crown's property. Today there are a few others with rights to some of the swans. In the photo above, the Queen's swan marker, David Barber, holds a signet. The photo below shows officials on the River Thames ready for swan upping.
Photo: Toby Melville / Reuters
Photo: Toby Melville / Reuters
Officials release swans back in to the water.
Photo above: Toby Melville / Reuters
Photos above and below show cygnets being examined, measured and weighed.
Photo above: Dan Kitwood / Getty Images
Photo above: Nils Jorgenson / Shutterstock
Some of the birds are keen to get back in the water.
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