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Re: [OM] my first images on zone-10... :)

Subject: Re: [OM] my first images on zone-10... :)
From: David Thatcher <plusphoto@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2017 02:44:27 +1030
On Sat, Jan 28, 2017 at 07:56:57AM -0700, Chris Trask wrote:
> That's a pretty large brood.  The ducks here in the canals rarely
> exceed six ducklings.

This is our sixth brood in about 5 years, and twelve ducklings per brood
seems typical for this particular variety (we've seen from ten  to
thirteen), but the online resources say only about 20% live past 2 years
of age. 

Their fledging and leaving is a little bittersweet, though (not that we
get too close- we want them to have some natural wariness), but we enjoy
being the nursery :) 

We decided that this mother is likely from one of our previous broods,
because when #2 son put out the usual plastic wading pool for them, she
was standing in it before he was back with the hose.

davidt


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