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Friday 6 June 2014

Mandarin ducklings [Aix galericulata]

The Great Crested Grebe was on the boating pond again, but that was yesterdays news. Today was a troop, [five] of Mandarin ducklings. Lovely to watch.






45 comments:

  1. those ducklings are precious... my daughter and i saw some ducklings yesterday at our local park. they were eating on some cheerios... mama duck didn't much like the other birds coming around her babies either. she protected her young quite well. hope all is well. have a great day~

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  2. Lovely to see Bob and good news that they've managed to successfully breed. I hope they all make it okay?...[;o)

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    1. I think they were 8 of them, but they are a bit larger, let's hope Trevor.

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  3. They are so sweet! Gorgeous shot of the pair on the water, and a lovely portrait of mom.

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  4. very cute and wonderful these images ! the last image ist just fantastic
    happy weekend Bob

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  5. MANDARIN DUCKLINGS!!! This is the cutest thing ever.

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  6. Lieber Bob,
    es gibt nichts schöneres als kleine Küken,
    Tolle Fotos.
    Ein frohes Pfingstfest wünscht dir
    Irmi

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  7. Lieber Bob,
    nichts ist schöner als Küken.
    Wunderschöne Fotos.
    Ein frohes Pfingstfest wünscht dir
    Irmi

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  8. Preciosa esa camada de patitos mandarín. Me gusta especialmente esa foto con lo dos patitos navegando entre las plantas acuáticas y sus flores. Un abrazo,

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  9. Sweet photos, Bob! They are so very cute. Have a wonderful weekend.

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  10. geweldig wat zijn ze mooi.

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  11. Bob, the ducklings are adorable! Awesome shots!

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  12. Great collection Bob, nice to know they have bred successfully.

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  13. Bob, gorgeous images! Well done! Aren't they just so cute!

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  14. Hola Bob magnificas y tiernas imagenes.Un abrazo

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  15. Low level views but top-class pics Bob.

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  16. Fantastic to see Bob, I love the one where they are swimming amongst the water Bistort.

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  17. It's surprising how similar a lot of ducklings are when they are small, and how different they look as adults! Well captured.

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    1. Yea, but they all look different in a way.

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  18. Such beauty Bob!!Great images of the ducklings !How cute they are!! Is the mother at the last photo?
    You are a great photographer!!My compliments!
    Dimi...

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    1. Hi Dimi, yes, she was the mother, I'm glad you liked them.

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  19. Such absolute cuties. Thank you. And love their surroundings too.

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  20. Ha HA I think your cute trumps mine Bob :)))

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  21. they're adorable; fabulous photos Bob. I really like that pink-flower top water plant too, Carole att
    http://snaphappyonline.blogspot.com.au/

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  22. You think I am only kind, Bob; But you really show these creatures with a fresh eye that delights! I have never seen better shots of birds EVER than yours. The top shot of the group is revelatory with awesome perspective




    ALOHA from Honolulu
    ComfortSpiral
    =^..^=


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  23. oh génial ce cadrage aux deux premiers

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  24. Splendide, le prime due molto tenere!
    Complimenti, ciao Cri : )

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    1. I prefer the first two of them as well Cri.

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  25. How wonderful, are beautiful Bob.
    A hug.

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  26. What a lovely and fluffy family!
    First and 2nd pictures fufill my eyes!
    Congrats, Bob.
    JR

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  27. Brilliant, I am happy to catch up with your posts! :)

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  28. Those little ones are so precious, Bob.
    I hope you've had a wonderful weekend!

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    1. Precious is right, lovely aren't they Lisa.

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  29. My goodness they're cute!

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  30. These have got to be the cutest

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