closely guarded

This is Ray's shot: he came across this swan family on a ramble in the Hampshire countryside yesterday and luckily had his smartphone handy.

[Penelope Ann]

Wonderful capture! Bravo

[Babs]

Well done Ray. Fabulous shot. The parents are certainly keeping their brood close.

[Jules Sparrow]

Lovely, love the ripples on the beautiful glistening water and of course the swans!! Well done Ray!!

[Sgt. Pepper]

Great catch.

[John]

So beautiful!

[Bep]

Beuatiful glistening water. Happy swan family.

[Graham Thresher]

Wonderful shot. Really enjoyed our visit to Marwell, shots to follow.

[Kerry McCarthy]

Sweet scene.

[Sam]

Awww so nice!

[Nitrogene]

Awww so lovely!!!

[Lin]

Wonderful capture - excellent, Ray!

[Julie Duncan]

Good on ya, Ray!

[Linda Plummer]

What a great shot. Nice going Ray.

[Carol]

They are so cute! Nice shot.

[Richard Hickey]

Fantastic picture. Congratulations on making the Trending Page. Well deserved.

[Hazel]

@thresheg

Glad you enjoyed Marwell. I had a year's pass but then felt I'd used up all the photo opportunities - might renew another year.

[Christine Webb]

Absolutely gorgeous fav

[Karin Hirsch]

Adorable capture of the swan family

[The Intermittent Photographer aka Blue Rose]

It is great how both parents look after the cygnets.

[Phil Howcroft]

cracking shot for a smartphone Hazel

[wendy frost]

Lovely swan family capture.

[Lee-Ann]

Nice country image

[Gena Pegg]

OH how wonderful. Such a great family portrait. Those babies are just so adorable.

[Hazel]

@phil_howcroft

I believe the camera on Ray's smartphone is 5mp. It has HDR and a zoom but we need to sit down and work out how to use them!

[Vesna]

Wonderful shot..