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Walk This Way
BrianWH

Walk This Way (Anas platyrhynchos)

SATURDAY FUN

The Mother Mallard was showing the youngster to "Walk This Way", LOL
Habitat
Water
Location
Nature Reserve Staffordshire
Date taken
May 2016
Scientific name
Anas platyrhynchos
Equipment used
Canon SX50 HS
Lovely how they train their chicks.
Observations at a pond in Munich. One mallard had eight chicks, not one survived the first week. The Canada geese (upload bf) had three, only one is still alive.
So important to be close to mum. A wonderful action capture.
 
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Great timing, details and caption Brian! Always one of the best things about spring is the little quackers! tfs it!
 

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