Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Ring the dinner bell!


A pair of swans have taught their adorable cynget how to ring a bell to call for food in Somerset. Parents Grace and Gabriel live in Bishop's Palace moat in Wells and welcomed baby Lucky back in July.
 For the past month they have shown the youngster the ropes, carefully swimming up to the dangling string and taking it in their beaks before giving it a tug. On Monday afternoon little Lucky, who is still grey and fluffy, was spotted ringing the bell by himself.
 The tradition of swans at The Bishop’s Palace goes back to 1870s when a Bishop's daughter taught the swans to ring a bell at the Gatehouse for food.

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