Duck & ducklings in our pond!

[kuhio98]

Beautiful family. Thank you for sharing the photos.

Do the kitties ever try to catch them? Kuhio brought home a baby goose one time. It was almost as big as her! She had a very hard time getting it through the kitty door and was most displeased when we took it away from her.

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

Beautiful family. Thank you for sharing the photos.

Do the kitties ever try to catch them? Kuhio brought home a baby goose one time. It was almost as big as her! She had a very hard time getting it through the kitty door and was most displeased when we took it away from her.

Zazou & Maya both tried to catch one of the ducklings. Maya didn't dare trying that once more, because mom duck was so angry that first time, as she picked on Maya for her trying to catch one of her babies...! Zazou also tried. She was hiding behind a bush where she knew the ducks family would pass by. When they finally moved her way, she jumped onto the group of ducklings, who scattered in all directions...! When next day Zazou was waiting there again, mom duck left our garden with her kids...

Bad news again: mom duck has lost all ducklings; she was swimming on the pond today, looking everywhere in search for them....

[Karen]

Aww, how sad! Duckling are so fragile, and prey for so many animals. Our condolences, Mama duck!

[Cataholic]

I was afraid something horrible would happen to them. Nature is so very cruel. RIP, beautiful little babies. I am so sorry.

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

Yeah..... it is really cruel... !!

The mum duck will make a new nest now. Let's hope she will have more luck then!

[phesina]

Oh, I'm so sorry.

[lizbud]

Maybe momma duck will find another pond without cats around to hassle her and her babies. I hope she does.

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

Maybe momma duck will find another pond without cats around to hassle her and her babies. I hope she does.

I hope so too, but in fact I am almost sure that she will use the very same nest....! Wild ducks "remember" the location where they were born.
That's why we get more and more ducks who try to make a nest in our garden! All the ones who hatched and grew up at our place, return the next year to make a nest too!!
From the moment that they return in spring, we have ducks in our pond all the time; we always go outside then to chase them away. But as the bushes have leaves now, it is easier for them to make a nest without us knowing they are there....!
Don't take us wrong, we have nothing against ducks or any other animal. But the negative thing with "ducks with ducklings", is that they drop lots of "poop" in the pond, which ruins the quality of the water completely; last time we had a nest, the pond got in such bad state, that we had tremendous trouble to bring it back to normal!! We even had to renew the water almost completely !

[Asiel]

I was so sad when I read that all the ducklings were gone---the pictures were just so lovely, I thought you would have company in your pond for most of the summer.