{"id":2883,"date":"2023-03-19T21:29:58","date_gmt":"2023-03-19T21:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/?page_id=2883"},"modified":"2023-03-20T09:24:49","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T09:24:49","slug":"swan-story-by-jo-procter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/?page_id=2883","title":{"rendered":"Swan Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I was recently interviewed by Tony Benton, Chair of SDOS , about my life with the resident Widewater Mute Swans known as Stanley and Hilda. The interview was published in the SDOS Newsletter and records their story from 2007 to the present day. It may be of interest to some other Swan lovers so I thought I would share it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Jo Procter<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page1-1-2-724x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page1-1-2-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page1-1-2-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page1-1-2-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page1-1-2-1086x1536.png 1086w, https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page1-1-2-1448x2048.png 1448w, https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page1-1-2-1600x2262.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page2-1-1-724x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page2-1-1-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page2-1-1-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page2-1-1-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page2-1-1-1086x1536.png 1086w, https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page2-1-1-1448x2048.png 1448w, https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page2-1-1-1600x2262.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure 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width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page4-1-724x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page4-1-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page4-1-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page4-1-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page4-1-1086x1536.png 1086w, https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page4-1-1448x2048.png 1448w, https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page4-1-1600x2262.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page5-1-724x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page5-1-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page5-1-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page5-1-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page5-1-1086x1536.png 1086w, https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page5-1-1448x2048.png 1448w, https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page5-1-1600x2262.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page6-1-724x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page6-1-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page6-1-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page6-1-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page6-1-1086x1536.png 1086w, https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page6-1-1448x2048.png 1448w, https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page6-1-1600x2262.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page7-1-724x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page7-1-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page7-1-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page7-1-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page7-1-1086x1536.png 1086w, https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page7-1-1448x2048.png 1448w, https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page7-1-1600x2262.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page8-1-724x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page8-1-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page8-1-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page8-1-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page8-1-1086x1536.png 1086w, https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page8-1-1448x2048.png 1448w, https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page8-1-1600x2262.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page9-1-724x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page9-1-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page9-1-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page9-1-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page9-1-1086x1536.png 1086w, https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page9-1-1448x2048.png 1448w, https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans-page9-1-1600x2262.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans.pdf\">https:\/\/lancingwidewater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Swans.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was recently interviewed by Tony Benton, Chair of SDOS , about my life with the resident Widewater Mute 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