Yippie: we have lot of ducklings again!! New pics 31-03

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

Remember the nest we had last year??
Well, the same duck came back and made a new nest!!
And.......... today she came to the pond to give her little ones swimming lessons!! Soooooooo cute :love::love::love:
you can hear Inka meow!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tavLK0WS2oA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwGU0BC2RtU


And here are few pics! I also found out that there ae still 6 eggs in the nest.... ! I don't think these will hatched...:confused:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y144/berlut/14-1.jpg?t=1301483235

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y144/berlut/13-1.jpg?t=1301483235

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y144/berlut/11-1.jpg?t=1301483235

[Trinityagain]

I swear in the first 2 it looks like Mama Duck is smiling! She is so proud to show off her little ones...that is so cool....

[sparks19]

WOW is that 11 babies I count? and then 6 more eggs in the next? she's an egg laying machine. wow.

I love ducks and their little ducklings. So sweet

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

WOW is that 11 babies I count? and then 6 more eggs in the next? she's an egg laying machine. wow.

I love ducks and their little ducklings. So sweet

I think I counted 10, but it is so hard to count them because they are moving all the time ;)

[happylabs]

Duckies!!! Love them and love seeing them. Can't view the video here at work. Will check it out later at home. They are so fun to watch. :)

[Randi]

Aww, how cute! Time to go and explore the world with mum. :)

Thanks for sharing.

[Catty1]

At the end of the second video I could hear the ducklings peeping! HOW CUTE! :D

[Karen]

Hey, momma, hey ducklings! Happy spring to you!

[cassiesmom]

It looks to me like mama duck is smiling, too! In the first picture it looks like she is giving them instructions! How sweet!

[sana]

Aww....I love these photos!!!:love::love::love::love::love::love::love ::D

[Sonia59]

Awwwwww! So cute!!! The mom is gorgeous too! Lucky you, having them in your garden!

[lvpets2002]

:love: Aweee how so Sweet & such Cutie Pies they all are.. great pics thanks

[phesina]

Awwww... how SWEEEEET!!!!!!!

[Asiel]

What sweet pictures, thanks for sharing with all of us.

[chocolatepuppy]

Oh my gosh, how adorable!:love:

[kitten645]

Stay safe and well wee ones. There's a pond at my work and I've seen hundreds born and disappear. Very high mortality rate. Doesn't make them any less cute and a feeling that new life is a treasure. I especially love the little yellow ones. The way the bob in the water is precious. xxxooo
Claudia

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

new pics today!! This is soooooo sweet :love::love::love:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y144/berlut/20-2.jpg?t=1301562969

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y144/berlut/21-2.jpg?t=1301562969

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y144/berlut/22-1.jpg?t=1301562969

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y144/berlut/23-2.jpg?t=1301562969

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y144/berlut/24-2.jpg?t=1301562969

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y144/berlut/25-2.jpg?t=1301562969

[chocolatepuppy]

Oh my, they couldn't get any more adorable! I love duckies!:love:

[Bonny]

What a beautiful family.

[happylabs]

Beautiful and adorable! :love:

[Freedom]

:love::love: Oh my! Thank you so much for sharing these photos! Mom doesn't mind you taking photos, huh? How wonderful!

Anyone know why some are yellow, some are . . . dusky? (Not sure how to describe the dark ones.) Is it male and female? Or something else?

[Lillycat]

soooo precious.......

[krazyaboutkatz]

They're so adorable.:) I too was wondering why some are yellow and some are darker in color. Maybe the yellow ones will turn into white ducks.:confused: I'm used to seeing Mallard ducks.

[IRescue452]

Oh they are just sooooo cute! I love the little dark on that's almost half yellow in the front. I believe the yellow will be white adults and the dark will be black and white. Hybrid ducks can have the coolest colors.

[CountryWolf07]

Cuteness OVERLOAD!!! :) I miss the college days where I used to go up to Mirror Lake and watch all the ducks swim around and the little babies just wobbling/swimming around. I'd love to see more pictures! Looks like Momma Duck doesn't mind!

[dab_20]

Yep, the yellow will turn into white ducks and the others will be darker.

They are SO CUUUUTE! I love ducklings. Is that your yard?? It's absolutely beautiful with all the flowers!

[Prairie Purrs]

Just darling! What delightful visitors!

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

Yep, the yellow will turn into white ducks and the others will be darker.

They are SO CUUUUTE! I love ducklings. Is that your yard?? It's absolutely beautiful with all the flowers!

Yep, it is!!! Thanks for the complements!!! My hubby is the gardener; he has green fingers!!

[cassiesmom]

It looks to me like momma duck is smiling! She looks very proud of her family! SOOOO CUTE!

Edited to add... when I worked in Westmont, we had a pair of geese who built a nest. One year they built it on a little "island" in the parking lot. The mother sat on that nest in the worst weather. The property manager put a barricade in the nearest parking spot so people's cars wouldn't scare her. We said they did the right thing putting their nest in a spot where it would be watched by a bunch of nurses every day :) She did fine and we got to see dad, mom (we named them Gander and Mother) and the little ones wandering around the parking lot and off to the retention pond. The following year they put their nest within a row of hedges at the side of the building. That was better because we could keep an eye on them through the window, and because they were a couple of feet away from the curb. The third year a new property manager came in and chased all the geese away. We missed them.

[jennielynn1970]

How sweet!! She really does look like a proud, happy, momma duck! The ducklings are just adorable!

[momcat]

Momma duck looks to be very proud of her beautiful babies! They are just way too cute! It's so much fun watching these little ones discovering their world for the first time. Lut, thank you so much for sharing the joy!