Just gonna start a thread of this little #duck family since I see them almost every day anyway. Watch em grow up while the thread progresses! Check back in for your dose of #dailyducks! https://twitter.com/Sabtastique/status/1273028793406554113
📷 June 17th

Got all 11 #ducklings with mom in this one!
📷 June 18

Delta formation 🔺
📷 June 19

Only about 6 ducklings hanging out near mom today--! The rest are scattered all over the lake!
📷 June 20

Snackin' on some algae - these little guys are getting tougher to get close enough to take pictures of!
📷 June 21

High speed duckling zoomies! 🏁🏎️
📷 June 22

Caught one ducking that spooked it's sibling with a dolphin dive lol
📷 June 23

Was pretty hot out today so I brought some frozen peas for the ducks to snack on (FYI: bread isn't healthy for growing birds!) 🍞🚫
📷 June 24

They were the closest they've ever been! I think they're starting to remember my little snacks 😁💖
📷 June 25

Another hot day with plenty of frozen peas to snack on. They're getting so big!
📷 June 26

They're already starting to grow their pinfeathers!
📷 June 27

They were only about a foot away from me today! Pretty brave as long as mom's nearby lol
📷 June 28 🍉

Tried out a mix of peas and watermelon today, but they only wanted peas lol. Sorry for the terrible camera aim today - it started pouring mid-visit! 🌧️
📷 June 29

Strangely didn't see momma duck anywhere this morning, but still counted 10/11 babies--! Kind of delighted that they still come up to me when they're by themselves, but hoping mom's okay.
Saw this really big swainson's hawk hanging around the duckie pond today, too... Better go find another pond to hunt at, buster...! 😤
Update: went for another walk around and found momma duck! She's back and all 11 babies are still swimmin' nearby. 💖😅👌
📷 June 30 🌧️

Frozen corn kernels don't float very well, but they seem to like them as much as the frozen peas! 🌽💖
New babies spotted! 🤩
Can anyone help me #identify this #bird or its new chicks? #birding #ornithology

It was seen in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, has a pointed beak/bill, and a black mowhawk. It's on the smaller side, between the size of a crow and a robin.
📷 July 1st 🇨🇦

They ate from my hand today! I am the duck whisperer!! 🤩💖 Happy Canada Day everybody! 😁
📷 July 2nd

Lookit the tiny wing feathers on the ducklings' backs! 🥺💖 Next time I see these guys they're going to be awkward teenagers!
📷 July 3rd

(Last update until Friday next week)
Momma duck thought about taking some food from my hand, but the babies didn't give her much time to think 😆
Thanks to the help of some friends, I learned that those new babies were bufflehead ducks! Really tricky to get a decent photo of, but there are 5 new hatchlings at the duck pond now! 😊
A pile of sleepy nuggets 💖
I'm away for the next couple days but have no shortage of duckie pics so here's an absolute unit 💖
📷 July 8

I missed these little guys so much! Look how much they've grown since last week! So many feathers now! 💖😭
Me: no more peas
Them: aw, maaaan
📷 July 9

Learned today that ducks prefer to eat their food submerged in water to help with swallowing. When I forgot to do that, the ducklings would grab food and dip it in the water anyway lol
📷 July 10

ZOOOOOM 🚀
📷 July 11

Good company on a sunny day ☀️
Just reading up on these guys. They're almost 1 month old now!

At 6 weeks old, they'll start quacking,
At 2 months old they'll molt for the first time and get their flight feathers, so maybe I'll be able to tell by then which ones are boys or girls.

Neat!
📷 July 12

Bottoms up!
📷 July 13

Here they come--! 👀
*shakes the snack bag*
📷 July 14

Ducklings are 1 month old today! 🥳
(give or take a day or two)
📷 July 15

The ducks settled in for a nap right beside me today omg 😭💖
More cute up-close shots from today's duckie walk 🦆 so glad all 11 of these lil nuggets are strong and healthy! 💖
📷 July 16

I think I disturbed their lil afternoon nap today - oops!
📷 July 17

Momma duck is the only one who flies right now so she's starting to fly over to me to get first dibs on peas! 😆💖
(they all caught up)
📷 July 18

Heard a tiny quack from one of the #ducklings for the first time today! Didn't manage to record it, though. Hopefully next time!
📷 July 19
Close-ups from today's #duck walk 💖🦆
ENHANCE
Here's how those wing feathers are going to grow in! The ducklings are between step 3 and 4 right now:
source: https://academy.allaboutbirds.org/feathers-article/
📷 July 20

Duckling siesta time ☀️🦆
📷 July 21

All lined up for lunchtime!
📷 July 22 ✏️

Brought the sketchbook along on my #duckie walk today!
📷 July 23 ⛈️

Huge downpour on the duck walk today! Ever notice how ducks and geese look up and face storms directly?
Feathery thief: CAUGHT IN THE ACT

🦆🚔
📷 July 24

These guys are getting SO BIG! Hard to tell which one is momma duck now:
📷 July 25 💖
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