Saw my first ducklings of the year.Mum duck had 13 ducklings with her.I think they were newly hatched as when I first saw them they were perched altogether on a little ledge as if waiting for the bravest to make the first leap into the stream!
It's not always easy to hug a hedgehog.
But that doesn't mean you shouldn't.
Oh bless! Mum's got her hands full there. Let's hope she can bring most of them to maturity although there's usually quite a high mortality rate with all the predators about. They are like little balls of fluff at that age and I love the way they skitter across the water surface. Nice picture.
Regards TJ
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Tony
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Hi Madpenguin
So cute. The pictures are so sweet. Love ducklings they are just the sweetest little things. Mum duck is such as good parent like Mallards parents.
I remember my friend had to stop the car in a country lane while a mum duck and her ducklings crossed the road - so sweet, We need to invest in Duck zebra crossings LOL.
Regards
Kathy and Dave
Definitely one of those Aaaah moments. Thanks Madpenguin