These swans know how to hold 'geostationary orbit', especially when there's a meal in the offing.

The pair were filmed by Uxbridge Gazette news editor Alan Hayes at the outflow of The Shire Ditch as it enters the Grand Union Canal next to Denham Marina in Sanderson Road, Uxbridge.

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As the bread went down, the wildfowl quotient went up, with a pair of ducks trying - and failing - to get a look in.

The current was strong and the swans had to paddle hard to stay in position. Send us your videos!