Title is a bit misleading but I had to follow the flow of the first article which was named ‘First Sighting’.
I never did lose sight of them. They went nowhere, but I expected they would.
I followed the basic rule of ‘get the shot first’ and for these a moved closer and set my shots.
At this distance they still felt comfortable. No drama here, I used a tree truck for stability (leaned against it) to shoot slow.
The chicks settled down so I backed off the way I came and considered myself lucky.
They are so cute and will grow so fast! Fantastic moments and photos!
These are wonderful shots, Ted. It is always exciting to see these little families. I don’t know how things are there, but it was sad to see the number of babies diminish over time as a result of aggressive predators. I know that it is the way of nature, but I think that we all feel a kind of natural affinity for these cute little babies.
Yes it is hard on them. A first count was 15, here it was 9 I think. This is not the place to be a baby Wood Duck. Yet every year a few survive, that’s good.