Man watched a swan lose her eggs to floods and foxes for a decade. Then he made a move no one saw coming
Often, we find ourselves in a position to help others by doing something they can’t manage on their own. These are rare opportunities and should be seized with all kindness and humility. A man named Rob Adamson from St Ives, Cambridgeshire, noticed a swan struggling for a decade every time she had babies, BBC News reported. When he observed her lose her eggs to the waters or the fox, he knew he had to do something. He realized that the creature was helpless and as much as she’d like to save her own, she could do nothing. So he stepped into the picture, knowing well that one shouldn’t interfere with the babies and decided to change their fate.
Adamson has a crazy love for swans. He has been looking after them for a while. The outlet reported that last year, the man reunited a cygnet with her babies. He knew that animal relationships are not very different from human beings’, especially when it comes to love and family. “I've got a special place in my heart for swans and I have been watching this pair fail for the last 10 years," he recounted. When it wasn’t the water, it was the foxes who would steal the eggs from the bird and one can only imagine how confusing and cruel it felt. To deal with that for 10 years was a bitter reality and Adamson refused to put up with it. "I knocked up a fence to keep the foxes out and I just really want them to make it this time," he said.
Calling her the “unluckiest swan” after observing her plight, he took matters into his own hands. “I needed to make sure they survived," he said. When he noticed water rising above the swan’s nest, hinting at danger to her babies yet again, he came up with a plan. "You're not supposed to interfere, but it had got to the point where they were all going to die,” he recalled. There and then, despite the dark, he created a raft to transport the swan and her eggs. He managed to safely transfer all nine of her babies, along with her, onto the raft. He also added a rope to it so he could maneuver and move it if need be.
The swans were undoubtedly grateful. They knew the man meant well and let him help. "The dad was watching too, but neither of them attacked me. I think they knew it was their best chance,” Adamson remarked. Known as the “Swan Man,” he has a connection with the birds and has been around them long enough to understand their needs. When he saw that bird, he saw a mother suffering due to a cruel separation from nature and intervened. "I couldn't go to bed knowing that. I knew I would regret it if I didn't do anything to save them,” he explained. The babies were safe with their mom and were also expected to hatch soon. "This is why I am here, living on the water. I'm in dreamland with all the wildlife," Adamson highlighted. To him, this life and work are more important than every treasure. "I wouldn't swap my boat for a £10m house,” he said.
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