Shropshire Star

Family swans across the A49

How did the swans cross the road?  With great care, according to motorist Clive Evans.

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He snapped this amazing picture on a busy Shropshire road.

According to Clive, the mother waited for the traffic to stop before shepherding her cygnets to safety.

The scene brought a smile to the face of drivers on the A49 in Shrewsbury, near the turning for Albrighton and Ellesmere.

Clive said: "The family of swans waited patiently at the kerb and then walked in stately dignity across to the roundabout."

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