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Seven Swans a-Swimming in the Outer Hebrides

Published on: December 28, 2019May 11, 2020 by Hebridean Naturalist 1 Comment

According to the traditional English carol The Twelve Days of Christmas, on the seventh day we should look forward to the delivery of “seven swans a swimming” which would be a notable addition to any menagerie. It conjures an idyllic, pastoral vision of a septet (or should it be heptad) of swans serenely swimming around […]

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