A BEAUTIFUL moment where a pair of cygnets formed a bond was captured by Helen Watson.

The picture appears to have been taken on the canal at Stonehouse.

Mute swans usually pair for life and are known to form the classic image of love with their curved necks creating a perfect heart shape.

The much-loved representation of devotion forms part of a courtship ritual in which pairs face each other and, with a ruffle of feathers and lifted wings, bow gracefully.

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