As I approached the pond today while mowing, I noticed some baby ducks scooting across the water and I thought the wood ducks had hatched. So I grabbed my camera but by the time I came back, they were gone so I started mowing again. Eventually I saw them heading down the path to the area I hadn’t mowed yet. After a closer look, I discovered it was the mallard and her babies and not the wood ducks yet.
New Batch of Ducks
Watch the baby mallard ducks follow mom around the pond.
The lawn still has spots of standing water, but these ducks don’t mind the water as they can move faster in the water than walking.
Baby Ducks Following Mom
Short video of the ducks.
When I was traveling on some remote roads in the Chequamegon National Forest, I came across some large moving tennis balls. Or at first glance that is what they appeared to be until the three “balls” piled on top of each other. When my vehicle got closer, one went up the ditch bank into the woods and the other two re-piled to hide and stayed as still as possible so I wouldn’t notice them on the edge of the road.
I didn’t see mommy duck or any water nearby, so hopefully the family of ducks got back together after I drove pass them.
Baby Ducks Trying Not To Be Seen
