While both birds are female each has taken in the roles normally associated with traditional swan couples. Children are delighted to see the 'male' swan fixing up the nest on weekends dressed in her 'butch' work clothes.

The pair did raise the ire of the catholic church when they staged a public wedding by the pond.

The church declared that 'Birds of a gender should not fornicate together'.

The couple's recent domestic problems have been blamed on the intense public scrutiny their lifestyle choice has led to. There were reports that the more butch of the couple had been seen cruising the city's gay bars, dressed in a leather biker outfit.

. She was arrested on public disturbance charge after becoming inebriated and honking The Village People's "YMCA" loudly in the park.