Mini Mallard Midday Nap
A tiny flock of baby mallard ducklings nestled in the warm beach sand fall asleep.
Brief history behind today's shot. (Spoiiler alert: sad ending) The mom and all 10 ducklings foraged beach that afternoon for niblets. A small group of 3 decided to head back to the water. A crow swooped down and grabbed one of the ducklings which managed to wiggle free but was airborne for a short period. We returned to the scene serval hours later and noted that the flock had only 9 heads trailing behind mom. We assume the crow must have returned to finish its meal.
Mini Mallard Midday Nap
A tiny flock of baby mallard ducklings nestled in the warm beach sand fall asleep.
Brief history behind today's shot. (Spoiiler alert: sad ending) The mom and all 10 ducklings foraged beach that afternoon for niblets. A small group of 3 decided to head back to the water. A crow swooped down and grabbed one of the ducklings which managed to wiggle free but was airborne for a short period. We returned to the scene serval hours later and noted that the flock had only 9 heads trailing behind mom. We assume the crow must have returned to finish its meal.