Parent mute swan (Cygnus olor) protecting three cygnets asleep on nest on the canal bank beside the Grand Union Canal

---

Cygnets approx four weeks old

---

Size: 6234px × 4161px
Location: Grand Union Canal, Hanwell, Ealing, west London, UK
Photo credit: © Mike Robinson (UK) / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: anatidae, bank, beak, bird, birds, breeding, britain, canal, care, chick, chicks, colour, curved, cygnet, cygnets, cygnus, early, feathers, grand, landscape, light, morning, mute, nature, neck, nest, nesting, olor, orange, outdoor, parent, parental, people, protecting, reflections, resting, season, sunlight, swan, uk, union, water, waterfowl, waterway, waterways, wildlife