Tag Archives: baby ducks

And then there were 5

Posted on April 20, 2013 by

“Hey, let my try that stick.” “What is this lady doing?” “What? You want me to do something cute?” “How about if I flap my wings? Is this cute?” “Did you get that lady? Now where’s my snack?” “Yeah, why … Continue reading →

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Too many shots of these cuties

Posted on March 20, 2013 by

Someone had thrown out popcorn for the baby ducks to eat.  Stale popcorn is not a good snack for growing duckies. They were eating it up. Although this one may have been smart. He was thinking “I’m not going for … Continue reading →

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Late bloomers in my neighborhood

Posted on January 6, 2013 by

Two weekends before Christmas I was heading home from a park with my camera in my car. I pass a small pond on the way into my neighborhood and happen to look over and see a mom with a baby … Continue reading →

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Orange beaks, pink feet

Posted on December 23, 2012 by

They have to win the “cutest” duck award, although the pied grebe comes pretty close. The grebes aren’t as pretty as black bellied whistling ducks. Whistler fly-by The marsh was full of them but they were pretty far out and … Continue reading →

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Wood duck babies and some geese

Posted on August 15, 2012 by

Walking around the lake, I see these little fuzz balls. I think they must be mallard babies. No, they are wood duck babies, in Atlanta. The babies were playing. A few Canadian geese float by. I see a large bird … Continue reading →

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Debby in my backyard

Posted on August 4, 2012 by

A wet green heron was sitting on the dock. It was dark and gloomy all weekend. Wet blue jay on my feeder. Wet house sparrow eating. Looking down the channel, you can’t see our neighbor’s dock. Everything was under water. … Continue reading →

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Baby ducks behind my house

Posted on June 17, 2012 by

Baby duck family at my dock. They wanted to be fed. Passing under the dock. It looked like they were eating the bugs off the sea wall. They give you that “Look how cute we are!” look. This one was … Continue reading →

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Baby quackers as Lake Morton.

Posted on June 2, 2012 by

Baby mallards looking for food. Staying close to mom. These two babies were swimming around under the water. This little duck kept diving under the water. No one told him mallards are not a diving duck. Look at that cute wet face! My … Continue reading →

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Baby ducks from outer space

Posted on May 12, 2012 by

These are baby common moorhens (or some people are calling them common gallinules). They are in the rail family. I found this family as I was leaving Gatorland on my last trip a few weeks ago. Mom was feeding baby. … Continue reading →

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Sunday afternoon at the zoo

Posted on February 29, 2012 by

One of the resident eagles looking as something. He’s so neatly groomed. You can tell he’s not out there in the wild getting dirty and messy. The sign says the two eagles there are permanently injured. The other people at … Continue reading →

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