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Mother Mallard with three of her Children
Cornelis

Mother Mallard with three of her Children (Anas platyrhynchos)

These Mallard with her chickens is the first one I saw this year, and it's not just three chickens!
This morning, when I saw them for the first time, I counted eleven chickens, and I was very excited to see this evening the same number!
Not an easy task to capture them all together, I have a few shots of them all together, but no one worthwhile to share.
This shot is made this evening, with low incident light, a much better condition than this morning.
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Habitat
Coastal area
Location
Terneuzen, marina
Date taken
23-04-2015
Scientific name
Anas platyrhynchos
Equipment used
Sony DSC-HX300
delia todd
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Good luck to her and the youngsters... let's hope that most of the ducklings survive.

I see that mum is a bit of a mixture, going by the white breast LOL.

A super picture you've got Kees. Very well done my friend.
 
carann
What a beautiful image of this delightful little family, Kees !!! Thanks for sharing.
Best Wishes.
 
Kits
How pretty is this, Kees! I like the way you have composed it, and the lighting is lovely. A very sweet family portrait.
 

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