Photographer Mark Passmore captured delightful images of a swan and its young in Devon on Wednesday, February 26.

He says: "I managed to take cute images of the latest brood of cygnets from Dawlish’s famous black swans make their first appearance on The Brook."

Photographer Mark Passmore captured delightful images of a swan and its young in Devon on Wednesday (26 Feb). He says: "I managed to take cute images of the latest brood of cygnets from Dawlish’s famous black swans make their first appearance on the Brook." The Dawlish black swans are an iconic feature of the coastal town, having been a part of the community for over 100 years.
The Dawlish black swans are an iconic feature of the coastal town. Picture: Mark Passmore Photography / SWNS (Mark Passmore Photography / SWNS)

The Dawlish black swans are an iconic feature of the coastal town, having been a part of the community for over 100 years.

Dawlish Town Council said: "In the late 1940s, Captain GRS Pitman, a game warden in Uganda, presented a pair of Black Swans to the Town of Dawlish in memory of his parents. His father, Charles Pitman, had been a County Councillor.

Photographer Mark Passmore captured delightful images of a swan and its young in Devon on Wednesday (26 Feb). He says: "I managed to take cute images of the latest brood of cygnets from Dawlish’s famous black swans make their first appearance on the Brook." The Dawlish black swans are an iconic feature of the coastal town, having been a part of the community for over 100 years.
The Dawlish black swans are an iconic feature of the coastal town. Picture: Mark Passmore Photography / SWNS (Mark Passmore Photography / SWNS)

"Black Swans have lived on The Brook ever since and have been the emblem of the town for more than 50 years."

Photographer Mark Passmore captured delightful images of a swan and its young in Devon on Wednesday (26 Feb). He says: "I managed to take cute images of the latest brood of cygnets from Dawlish’s famous black swans make their first appearance on the Brook." The Dawlish black swans are an iconic feature of the coastal town, having been a part of the community for over 100 years.
The Dawlish black swans are an iconic feature of the coastal town. Picture: Mark Passmore Photography / SWNS (Mark Passmore Photography / SWNS)
Photographer Mark Passmore captured delightful images of a swan and its young in Devon on Wednesday (26 Feb). He says: "I managed to take cute images of the latest brood of cygnets from Dawlish’s famous black swans make their first appearance on the Brook." The Dawlish black swans are an iconic feature of the coastal town, having been a part of the community for over 100 years.
The Dawlish black swans are an iconic feature of the coastal town. Picture: Mark Passmore Photography / SWNS (Mark Passmore Photography / SWNS)
Photographer Mark Passmore captured delightful images of a swan and its young in Devon on Wednesday (26 Feb). He says: "I managed to take cute images of the latest brood of cygnets from Dawlish’s famous black swans make their first appearance on the Brook." The Dawlish black swans are an iconic feature of the coastal town, having been a part of the community for over 100 years.
The Dawlish black swans are an iconic feature of the coastal town. Picture: Mark Passmore Photography / SWNS (Mark Passmore Photography / SWNS)
Photographer Mark Passmore captured delightful images of a swan and its young in Devon on Wednesday (26 Feb). He says: "I managed to take cute images of the latest brood of cygnets from Dawlish’s famous black swans make their first appearance on the Brook." The Dawlish black swans are an iconic feature of the coastal town, having been a part of the community for over 100 years.
The Dawlish black swans are an iconic feature of the coastal town. Picture: Mark Passmore Photography / SWNS (Mark Passmore Photography / SWNS)