I love how the babies are so brightly coloured at first ... and if you're some distance away, you can also tell approximate age by how closely they follow the parent. Newly hatched = tightly bunched up. One of my biologist friends calls this a "clusterduck".
Lisa Kadonaga
St Edmund Eagles
"Every year our duck Pixie comes and lays her eggs in the courtyard. Every year we help her and her babies (12 this year!!) find their way home….which is unfortunately NOT in our courtyard. Good job Mama… see you next year"
