Pratyaydipta Rudra is back with part 2 of his duck photo series (part 1 is here), which of course features DUCKS. Pratyay’s IDs and comments are indented, and you can enlarge the photos by clicking on them:
Here is the second part of the series of photos that I took while spending time with a group of breeding Wood Ducks (Aix sponsa).
A couple of males doing their things:
A duckling floating by:
Mother showing kiddo how to search for food on/under the floating logs:
The duckling tries some on its ownL
A few more ducklings join in:
Like mother like baby. Part 1: The sweet call!:
Like mother like baby. Part 2: The wing flaps!:
A couple of ducklings resting on the rock:
There were four in total. I think at this time they were aware of me taking photos and got slightly alert:
Duckling swimming in…
Checking the “mirror”? Not an ugly duckling for sure:
Father was close by floating on the reflective water of the pond:
Thank you for these wonderful photos of wood ducks. I’ve seen adults, but never the duckings, and they are certainly cute.
Thank you for these lovely photos.
Loved the ” Like mother like baby” side-by-side comparison shots!
What gorgeous pictures!
I wonder if the ducklings still have an egg tooth. There is that pale extra bit on the tip of the beak.
Beautiful! Now I watch for Wood Ducks when I walk along the river where I live. They are less common than Mallards but they’re out there.
Thanks! As already mentioned above — seen adults now & then, but not the ducklings. The photos are lovely.
As always, great photos!
Gorgeous. And adorable. Thanks.