Mandarin in the daisies in a bright summers afternoon.

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE An eagle eyed photographer always looks out for a mandarin who has just jumped in the water as a few seconds later he will flap his wings. sku 20016

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE A golden sunset was a perfect place for the mandarin to have a quick look at himself. sku 20017

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE This mandarin looks like he is floating is a sea of chocolate. sku 20018

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE With a perfectly still mandarin the sat calmly for his portrait. sku 20020

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE This was a moment where I saw one cygent who was bolt upright and looked like he was the sentry on guard for his siblings. sku 40001

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE This cygnet looks like he;s alone but he;s not. He is literally one metre from his family and is having a quiet thought to himself. sku 40002

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE These five were five of the seven that were floating near mum and day. The other two were with dad. I composed this group photo. sku 40003

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Like the movie - the seven are inseparable. They swim in their arrow head formation behind mum and dad watches over them. sku 40004

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE These five were five of the seven that were floating near mum and day. The other two were with dad. I composed this group photo. sku 40005

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE These little fellas stuck together like glue as they grew up through the summer. sku 40006

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE This little cygnet decided he wanted a quick swim about as his family had some lunch. sku 40007

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Like a set of twins these two were inseparable that day as I photographed the family. sku 40008

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE These fluffy little birds didnt say this size for long and are now fully fledged adults. sku 40009

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE The details are what I look out for in my nature photography. In this case it was the droplet of water that was going to drop from his beak. sku 40010

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Its a great time of year to see all the new families of birds. The sun hits his beak and he zooms along the lake with mum and dad. sku 40011