Three Cygnets with Mother Swan on Nest Size:8 by 12 inches Alice Pownall-Gray beautifully and painstakingly

Alice Pownall-Gray beautifully and painstakingly painted and colorized the original photograph to create a unique art piece

from the western side of the Castle using an R5 Canon Camera

were impressed by how hard our male Swan worked to help in building the couple's nest

stallions have been trained for years

A Canon EF 800 and a Canon EF 200 to 400 mm 1

Three Cygnets with Mother Swan on Nest Size:8 by 12 inches Alice Pownall-Gray beautifully and painstakinglySwans are thought to mate for life. Swan couples prefer to build their nests close by to where they nested last year if their previous years hatching was successful. The female Swan chooses the location for the nest. The male Swan defends the nest from predators and helps the female build the nest. Nests are usually surrounded by water to deter predators. Alice, three years, ago spotted a Swan couple building a nest six miles from our house. Over six