David Barber (L), the King's swan marker, holds a cygnet as swans are captured in order to be measured and checked during the annual Swan Upping on the River Thames in Staines, west of London, on July 15, 2024. Swan Upping is the annual census of the swan population on stretches of the River Thames and dates from the twelfth century. (Photo by Benjamin Cremel/AFP Photo)
