bearinmybackyard

mother and child- a stolen moment

mother and child- a stolen moment

I was down at the duck pond and was overjoyed to see a proud mother mallard duck with her 9 little ducklings. As the ducklings wandered all over, I saw one litt...
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I was down at the duck pond and was overjoyed to see a proud mother mallard duck with her 9 little ducklings. As the ducklings wandered all over, I saw one little duckling staying beside mom. I guess when you are one of nine, stolen moments with MOm are very hard to find.
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HDC-TM90

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Aperture f/2.8 Shutter 1/500

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Jun, 2014

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Adorable

Thanks. There is just something about seeing that tiny little duckling beside Mama duck that touched my heart.

Nice mom and duckling.

Thanks. They looked so sweet together

Adorable!!

Thanks. I just love how tiny the duckling looks next to mama quacker.

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