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American Black Ducks
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This is the mom and babies of this breed of duck I found at the park a couple of weeks ago. If you know mallards you can tell she has more dark in her ticked chest feathers and head than a mallard and the ducklings are darker than mallard babies. When I got home from the park that day I grabbed one of my bird books to find out what they were. This was a large brood besides these there were two more who had wandered out of the shot.

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::tigger3
06/27/16 3:56 PM GMT
She looks so proud of her brood, this is a cute one Kathy. I have learned something new with your naming them too,so thank you.
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::Ramad
06/27/16 6:07 PM GMT
The mother is really looking after them - she is a proud mother. Very nice shot Kathy. Hope all of them will survive.
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::corngrowth
06/27/16 7:23 PM GMT
Kathy, please don't tell me that Mom isn't proud, lol!
Very cute image of these adorable youngsters!
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::PatAndre
06/27/16 9:35 PM GMT
Nine babies? Somebody needs to tell Momma duck how these things keep happening. Beautiful children.
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.GIGIBL
06/27/16 10:14 PM GMT
Great shot Kathy well captured.
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.palral
06/27/16 11:02 PM GMT
Actually the term is no longer "American Black Ducks". They are now called "African-American" ducks as in "Look at my African-American over here". I'm a student although not a practitioner of political correctness; so I won't tell you which "tiny-fingered, Cheeto-faced, ferret wearing sh*tgibbon" said that.
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::stylo
06/28/16 12:14 AM GMT
cute little guys, they look like bandits around the eyes, cant say i have ever seen these before. nice clear and colorful shot/with a little motion going on with the babies feeding.
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::luckyshot
06/29/16 1:20 PM GMT
Kathy - A family picnic - hopefully the kids ate all their vegetables. Momma is staying close by to keep any predators at bay. An enjoyable photo.
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.icedancer
07/04/16 4:36 PM GMT
Adorable family shot and the watchful eye of the mom
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