Saturday, September 28, 2013

Hackney Swans

I just returned yesterday from my travels in England and a side trip to Paris so I am just catching up on everyone's blogs and taking a peek at the pics I took. Part of an attempt to explore more of London included a trip to the Hackney area in East London which has seen trouble in the past but seems to be undergoing an upsurge in development now. There is a wonderful waterway winding through the area and these swans followed us for quite awhile hoping for a hand-out. They abandoned us when a fellow came along with some food for them!
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16 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 28, 2013 at 10:09 AM

    I read the title and wondered where Hackney was in Toronto as I only know Hackney in London ... and low and behold your post was about there. Such a large group of lovely swans.

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  2. Laura. MSeptember 28, 2013 at 10:44 AM

    Beautiful and very relaxing :))
    Have a great weekend.
    A kiss.

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  3. KarenSeptember 28, 2013 at 10:45 AM

    Lovely swans! I bet you have a ton of photos from your trip!

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  4. William KendallSeptember 28, 2013 at 10:51 AM

    Boy, there's quite a lot of them!

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  5. SharonSeptember 28, 2013 at 11:11 AM

    That sounds like a dream trip. In fact I was dreaming about such a trip all summer long. I had to postpone mine until next year. You had quite a group of swans following you along.

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  6. AnonymousSeptember 28, 2013 at 11:54 AM

    Lovely opportunists.

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  7. LowellSeptember 28, 2013 at 4:21 PM

    Lucky you - England and Paris! Wow! I hope you'll post more photos of your trip! I'm just a wee bit jealous! :)

    BTW, when these critters left you did they sing a swan song?

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  8. DebSeptember 28, 2013 at 4:50 PM

    These are mute swans, which means they all belong to the Queen. Kind of her to share them!

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  9. JackSeptember 28, 2013 at 9:28 PM

    I look forward to seeing some of your travel photos. I always thought that swans were a relatively solitary bird. Looks like I was wrong.

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  10. AnonymousSeptember 29, 2013 at 4:15 AM

    Lovely shot, the swans do tend to soon desert you if someone else turns up with food!

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  11. hamiltonSeptember 29, 2013 at 10:05 PM

    Did these swans look more English than our swans?
    I wondered where you had gone. Looking forward to your pictures (and impressions!)

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  12. EG CameraGirlSeptember 30, 2013 at 10:31 AM

    Welcome back. I look forward to your photos of England.

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  13. LúciaSeptember 30, 2013 at 11:07 AM

    Again, I can't believe we couldn't meet up...
    I've arrived in London last Friday, and I'm staying in Hackney!!! ;-)

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  14. PerthDailyPhotoSeptember 30, 2013 at 11:19 AM

    Beautiful walking/swimming companions Pat..a side trip to Paris, you lucky, lucky lady :)

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  15. TexWisGirlSeptember 30, 2013 at 3:55 PM

    that's really prettty!

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  16. GringoOctober 3, 2013 at 11:30 AM

    Looks like Hackney Wick....I lived near there for over twenty years during my spell in London....Nice pic Red Pat...

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