#1410 Swan with cygnets

#1022 A mute swam pair in springtime.

#1023 A mute swam pair in springtime; a tighter crop

#1026 A mute swam keeps its cygnets close by. The cygnets climb aboard for naps and protection.

#1025 A mute swam keeps its cygnets close by. The cygnets climb aboard for naps and protection.

#974 A mute swan portrait.

#818 A mute swan family over by the far shore, where the parents carefully herd their cygnets to keep them from harm.

#815 A mute swan family coasts by perhaps 200 feet away from our kayaks. Swans are very protective of their young and keep them well away from any threats.

#622 A flotilla of eight (of nine) mute swans paddles past our kayaks on an area pond.

#612 A trio of mute swans, caught for a moment in a flash of sunlight.

#470 A male mute swan finishing a noisy approach, with feet and wings slapping against the water, warning us that we've come too close; we moved away quickly.

#451 A mute swan in flight.

#252 A swan pair backlit by sparkling sunlit water.

#250 A mute swan pair in springtime.

#251 A mute swan pair in springtime.