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.
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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