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Science meets ceremony in UK’s royal swan count

By Jill Lawless
Published July 15, 2014 10:27am ET
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Science meets ceremony in UK’s royal swan count
The Queen's Swan Marker David Barber holds a cygnet before releasing it back into the River Thames, after it was counted and checked during the annual "Swan Upping" census on a stretch of the river between Staines and Windsor in southern England, Monday, July 14, 2014. On Monday the swan uppers were beginning an annual five-day journey to count the population of the waterway's swans, which have theoretically belonged to the monarch since the 12th century. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) | Matt Dunham

WINDSOR, England (AP) — The white, long-necked swan gliding along the River Thames looks serene, but his life is full of danger. If the sharp-toothed mink don’t get him or his brood, then floods, fish hooks or hooligans with air rifles might.

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