Thursday, July 09, 2015

Ducklings

The first I've seen this year 

Must be something good there.... 

I think there are 8 of them 

Mom's heading back 

The little ones catch up   

There are always a couple of stragglers.... 

6 comments:

Petrea Burchard said...

Lovely pictures. It always amazes me about ducks that the mother knows exactly how many ducklings she has.

sonia a. mascaro said...

They are lovely!
You took great pictures!

Ms M said...

Thanks, Petrea and Sonia. It was so delightful to come across this mom and her ducklings during our walk! The instincts of the mother duck are amazing. Even as they swam and fed in a casual way, she kept one eye on us, in case we were dangerous.

Margaret said...

So cute. And the whole scene seems so refreshing.

Ms M said...

Thanks, Margaret. It was refreshing for us, too, as we'd just been through about a two-week period of temps over 100 degrees, and it finally cooled down to normal summer temps. Hope it has cooled down where you are -- and that you've gotten some rain!

Shell Sherree said...

Oh, bless their fuzzy little hearts !!