Ducklings, class of 2015

[jl_merrow]

This year’s crop of eleven fluffy ducklings, which Mama Duck unwisely decided to take out for a stroll without checking whether the cat was in the garden first…

Fortunately I spotted them in time and carnage was averted!

Last seen waddling fluffily in the direction of the river.

Comments

[charliecochrane.livejournal.com]

Aw. Sweet.

[jl_merrow]

:)

[sandra-lindsey.livejournal.com]

V cute :-) Mummy birds often seem to have a bit of a blithe approach to safety...

[jl_merrow]

Also, it never seems to occur to them that ducklings can't fly, so Mama and her family mill around in confusion until we open the gate to let them out!

[helenajust.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on the cat and duck wrangling! 11 ducklings is a very good tally. Do they return and need more supervision, or have they gone now?

[jl_merrow]

We've had several nests-worth over the last few years, and 11 seems to be the most common number of hatchlings. It seems an impossibly large number to me - I'm glad I'm not a duck!

And no, once they're gone, they're gone. They leave the nest so fast... ;)

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

Very cute. I still feel sad for the duck I saw on the canal with only one duckling. Even her quack sounded forlorn.