Wednesday, May 2, 2007

Hatchlings!

I am so excited. I knew that there were several Mallard duck pairs making our pond their home, but I didn't expect to see hatchlings this early! I noticed a lot of little ripples along the edge of the pond today, and on closer examination, seven little newborn ducklings! I think they are the smallest I have ever seen. The photo quality is really bad because I wanted to stay out of their comfort zone, and they are fast. :)



All this talk of ducklings reminds me of this photo:

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5 comments:

  1. annellieMay 2, 2007 at 12:39 PM

    the place where i have my nursing clinical this quarter has some mallards. today i counted 5 males, 2 females, and a whole bunch of little ones. one of my classmates said that they counted 15 little ducklings on monday when they went there. i took a couple of pics of them yesterday :D

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  2. The Chatty HousewifeMay 2, 2007 at 4:28 PM

    Hey there, thanks for the comment, I think it's your first here at my blog? :) Ducklings are so cute.

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  3. Jen LMay 3, 2007 at 3:23 PM

    Hey thanks for leaving a message on my blog. The internet really does connect long lost acquaintances. Crazy!!!

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  4. annellieMay 4, 2007 at 3:52 PM

    it's not the first time that i've been on your blog but it is the first time i've commented :D

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  5. AnonymousMay 4, 2007 at 6:42 PM

    Your pictures here inspired me to stop at the wildlife refuge on my way through to see what I could see: A family of Cdn geese and a pair of birds that I couldn't identify. I'm looking forward to having a set of binoculars to admire Sask. birds.

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