they seem to come out from the frame

They did Annemarie!

Deine Frau weiß,wie man Mäuse (Schwäne) fängt lieber Keith,hahaha,aber dadurch ist eine schöne Aufnahme mit der Mutter enstanden und schön,wie auch die Kleinen hinten ins Bild noch reingekommen sind,hast du sehr schön festgehalten diesen Moment :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Abend,liebe Grüße Güni :))

Ha, ha..........yes, she makes a great photographers assistant..!! They were initially too far away for the lens I was using so she had to tempt them to come closer.

I'm pleased you like the resulting photo Güni............and thanks for your lovely comments!

Enjoy the rest of the day, best wishes, Keith :-)

Gelungene Aufnahme, dank Deiner Frau ;-)) Sehr schön eingefangen.

Glad you think so Mikus............my wife makes an excellent photographers assistant :-)

Perfect teamwork:-) The birds, the ripples and reflections in the water are beautifully framed by the reeds.

Yes, we're crack team Gudrun..!! The birds were initially too far out the the lens I was using, so they needed to be tempted to come closer.

Glad you like the photo.......and thanks for your lovely comments.

Beautiful bird image Keith.

Thanks very much Jaap..........glad you like it.

Family Life ! Very nice, Keith !

Thank you so much Ulrich..........much appreciated.

This is a beautiful photo!!

Glad you like it Eunice...........thanks very much.

Nice family portrait :)
Well done.