#11661

It was cute enough when the mother duck rose up and flapped her wings. But when the duckling did the same thing, the scene became irresistible.

As the duckling doesn't even have wings yet, it shows just how instinctive certain actions are.

The only thing that spoils this photo is the placement of the mother's right wing. A millisecond either way and it wouldn't obscure part of the duckling's face. This can't be seen at the time, that's just the breaks.

Dulverton reserve, Oatlands, Tas

Technical: Canon F1N, 300mm, 1.4x converter, f2.8
Keywords: pacific black duck young cute mother rose flapped wings duckling irresistible instinctive certain actions spoils placement wing millisecond face dulverton reserve oatlands tas wildlife bird nature tasmania ducks geese birds:ducks