Wednesday 2 October 2013

Shelduck - The final chapter

I was doubting the mating skills of the Paradise Shelducks that I had seen on the farm.  The bachelorette females and the lonesome male were living in separate paddocks, but obviously 2 of them got together because yesterday my daughter spotted a duckling.
  


The parents flew off and performed loudly to draw her away but she crept up and got some photos of 5 ducklings.




The were moving fast through the water and not stopping to pose for photos.



Then the decision was made to go over land......  Last seen heading north. 



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9 comments:

  1. The ducklings are adorable! So there was a happy ending and happily ever after too.
    Have a happy day!

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  2. Great photos of very cute ducklings.

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  3. Sweet little fluffy ducklings!

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  4. Love the last caption. Makes them sound like escaped prisoners which matches their old school prison striped coats. Very cute

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  5. They are just adorable! I'm sure you'll be seeing them again.

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  6. I guess somebody was busy... Lol.... Cute little guys.... Thank you for linking some cuteness into Nature a Notes.... Michelle

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  7. Hooray for happy endings. They are so cute and fuzzy...I clicked on the slide show and the photos are even better viewed that way.

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  8. What do these ducks get up too when your back is turned! Nice shots.


    Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne.

    PS: sorry for slow reply - I have been out of phone / Internet range for most of the week - it was strangely pleasant!

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