Monday, September 10, 2007

Little Ducks

You may recall that we stayed in this particular park back in April and we had a mother duck who laid eggs in a nest she had built on our campsite. I have thought about those eggs all summer and was anticipating our arrival back here to see if any of them hatched. It seems only two have survived. When I first noticed the nest there were eight eggs in it but a few days later only seven remained. I supposed some predator got hold of the eggs or the ducklings when they were small. I am assuming the two little ones that drop by our site everyday with their mother are from this nest. They are so cute. One is larger than the other and they have really grown quickly. The larger one is nearly as big as its mother. They drop by several times a day and know I will have some crackers or bread for them to eat.


when they were only eggs!

mama duck in the back with the two little ones eating bread


Click to watch the video. They are so cute, they eat then run like mad to the water to drink then run back just as quickly to eat more. The shrill sounds you hear in the background are some killdeer (birds) that are on the waters edge.