Some more facts: The job of the swan father is the oldest public job in Hamburgs existance, the first guy took the position in 1674. On top, it's the safest job, no swan father ever got fired.
There is a law against insulting the swans of Hamburg.
The swans of Hamburg are pretty famous and Hamburg used to give them away as presents. When the NY central park was opened to public, Hamburg gifted them with a dozen swans or so, most of them died eating rat poison.
To spell the dudes name on a non-german keyboard, you use Alt+225 for the last letter.
If they would be flying away, there wouldn't be the need to bring them to winter safety.
Plus, being the heaviest flying bird in the world, the swan needs lots of space to start, which they prevent with their boats.
It isn't in their nature to fly to warmer countries. The reason they're brough elsewhere is that they potentially get trapped by ice in their sleep. In that case they can't free themselves and so they starve. The pond where they're brought to gets manipulated to stay ice free all winter, plus they have a hut, hay and loads of food
They call me......The Swam Father. Serious props to him though Swans are scary as heck and will attempt to eat you
There is a law against insulting the swans of Hamburg.
The swans of Hamburg are pretty famous and Hamburg used to give them away as presents. When the NY central park was opened to public, Hamburg gifted them with a dozen swans or so, most of them died eating rat poison.
To spell the dudes name on a non-german keyboard, you use Alt+225 for the last letter.
Plus, being the heaviest flying bird in the world, the swan needs lots of space to start, which they prevent with their boats.