It was in 2014 that I photographed my first set of duckling pictures.
​I was observing a goose family when I noticed some commotion on a 10 foot ledge wall in water. I saw a female mallard duck walk out from under small trees and long grass on the top of the wall. She jumped in the water and quickly returned to her well-hidden nest.
As I watched, barely able to see her and her eggs, I became anxious with excitement. It was a long wait but every so often I saw the movement and flutter of a newly hatched duckling. Not wanting to miss the moment when these ducklings waddled out and made their first “hello world” debut, I positioned myself directly in front of the ledge and made myself comfortable on the ground.
By and by the tiny balls of fluff started to come out along the wall.

​Twelve little ducklings, with twinkling eyes and beaks, shaped like smiles, eventually made their appearance.

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