It was late afternoon and the light bad on pond of duck weed but I could not resist the Wood Duck family.
I counted 20 ducklings, although with all their scrambling around it’s hard to be sure.
The ducklings followed momma without hesitation as I’m sure she was looking for a safe place for the night.
This family was up against the edge of the pond and I didn’t see them until mom had them underway.
I was hoping they would swim into a patch of sunshine.
They preferred a path through the shade.
That’s far enough!
Wait for me!
These ducklings and their Wood Duck mom were exploring the middle of the pond, back and forth.
Mom was working hard keeping track of her charges. A male Wood Duck was nearby but didn’t appear to be helping with the minute to minute supervision.
When they finally spread out a bit I counted 18 ducklings!
