As we creep into summer, more and more of this year's young are making their way in the world.
At Warnham nature reserve, near Horsham, a pair of adorable common tern chicks, spotted like tiny fluffy leopards, are being reared by their devoted mother.
Cygnets and ducklings are also thriving at the reserve, which is a favourite for camera club snappers including Sue Barnett and Michaela Graham-Hyde.
Sue captured the tern "kissing" its chick with a wonderful shot of the pair beak to beak.
Meanwhile Michaela captured a fabulous snap of a brazen squirrel trying his luck on a bird feeder.
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These clever rodents will not say no to an easy meal. Squirrels can make light work of the feeders stocked full of nutritious treats like sunflower seeds which are meant for small birds such as blue tits and goldfinches.
She also snapped an elegant swan showing its clumsy cygnet how to look for food in the water.
Warnham nature reserve is a haven for wildlife with its pond, marshes, grassland and woodland.
It is home to more than 400 plant species and more than 100 species of bird, including the mallards Michaela captured on her recent visit.
The 92-acre site, owned and managed by Horsham District Council, was designated a local nature reserve in 1988.
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