That reminds me of the story about the chap who was up in court accused of shooting a golden eagle. He swore blind that he had been aiming at a pigeon and hit the eagle by accident. So adamant was he in his defence that the magistrates accepted his plea and dismissed the case.
The chairman of the bench then asked him what he had done with the dead eagle. The man explained that he had cooked and eaten it, after all it was dead anyway and it would have been a waste to throw it away.
'What did it taste like?' asked the magistrate.
'Quite similar to swan' came the reply.