New life

There's little to report from inland areas of the soggy patch lately, the main interest has been out to Sea; it seems as though most of the birds have moved through now. As you'd expect in mid-May, there are lots of young birds around and I couldn't resist taking a few snaps of a rather endearing Mute Swan family this afternoon:

The photo of the single adult bird was intentionally underexposed and then the shadows were pulled back to emphasise the contrast between the blacks & whites. No details/objects have been edited out of the original image.