The Swannery was certainly a most interesting place to visit
Established by Benedictine Monks who built a monastery at Abbotsbury during the 1040's a.d.
The Monks farmed the swans to produce food.
Established by Benedictine Monks who built a monastery at Abbotsbury during the 1040's a.d.
The Monks farmed the swans to produce food.
The birds are all free-flying and this is a sanctuary and not a zoo and is the only place in the world where one is able to walk through the heart of a colony of nesting mute swans
What are you doing down there old girl!
Each family (Swans mate for life) has their own compound until the young are ready to fend for themselves
Here it is feeding time and the public are able to help with the feeding
The Canada Geese come and join in at feeding time and enjoy the party
Lots of nesting going on in the reeds
Solace
a good way to get around
Hope you enjoyed this interesting site
These photos are taken on Alan's pocket digital - I had actually forgotten my camera - can you believe that.
At this point Alan's battery had run out as he had not charged it up so before continuing our day (visiting the Sub-Tropical Gardens and Chesil Beach) we decided to drive back to the cottage (30 minutes each way) to retrieve my camera and I am glad that we did
