---Perhaps the others were picked by some bird of prey---
Think that birds of prey weren't the only candidates for a tasteful meal, Raj. Rats and similar swimming critters know perfectly the way how to minimize the family.
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Great picutre of the family. Living on a lake, we have a few family of ducks. My girlfriend had been following one mother and her brood. Sadly she lost all her offspring. Such is nature.