This is from the pond right outside my office. I can’t count the ducklings, but people tell me that there were once nine of them. There’s a slow attrition over the summer as feral cats, raptors, and male ducks kill them. I’m hoping we’ll fledge at least six.
(Poor quality attributable to my using my iPhone.)
And a bonus Leon monologue!
Leon: I became infected with the Sunday laziness.
Just guessing a female Mallard. Those little ones have a tough road for sure.
I just saw a pair of mallards on my creek with a single duckling! If they all survived we’d be waist-deep in ducks in short order.
Waist-deep sir? The only thing waist-deep around here is the grass as it never stops raining.
Has someone been showing Leon pictures of a Sphinx?
A lovely puddle of ducklings!
Leon is one handsome tabby.
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The contemplative
SphinxLeon.I can relate to what Leon is talking about.
I love ducklings! They’re so cute. 🙂
Leon’s looking pretty good too!
Yes, and so do that stone path and trees. Gorgeous. I wonder if this is someone’s garden or a public area.
Leon’s one lucky kitty:-)
I have been stalking a pair of mallards at our local pond for a while now at a local pond. No ducklings in site.
It would have been funny if you spelled “stalking” as “stocking”.