Fluffy baby ducklings. The ducks of Dedham Vale are always among the first to produce babies, and this season is no exception. This harrassed mother duck was on a busy stretch of river on a sunny Sunday afternoon, trying to keep her brood of 10 or so ducklings from getting entangled with two rowing boats, a kayak, assorted stick-chasing pet dogs and a supercilious Canada goose. All that free food comes at a price in tranquillity....
Handsome pair of shelduck on the lower estuary. I wonder if they will have ducklings in due course? I must go back later in the summer and see.
So sweet!
ReplyDeleteThis blog post is made of cute!
ReplyDeleteSusan, Meghan - thanks. It goes with the time of year :-)
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