Comments on: Mystery Photo, August 2007: Duckling Count

By: Michael Rush

Michael Rush — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:44:48 +0000

I’ll go with 9 little mallard ducklings. I can’t tell whether that spot under the mom’s bill is another one or just a similar-colored spot on the rock!

By: Alison Taylor

Alison Taylor — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 05:24:58 +0000

I’m going to guess 11 ducklings.

By: Leah

Leah — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 01:25:10 +0000

Wait! Should I have said Yellow-Billed Pintail?

By: Leah

Leah — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 01:20:10 +0000

O.K., I admit it! I’m not sure I have a clue, but I’m going to say it’s a Pintail Duck with 7 ducklings.

By: Susan Totman

Susan Totman — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:32:00 +0000

I count nine ducklings. Species I believe is mallard.

By: Karen Bergmark

Karen Bergmark — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:44:11 +0000

I am guessing 7 chicks and Rich says 9. We believe that it is a mallard hen. Karen B

By: Martha Retallick

Martha Retallick — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 22:06:49 +0000

Looks like 8 baby mallards in that photo.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 03:20:50 +0000

I’m counting ten little ducklings and I’ll throw a wild guess based on my “how to identify ducks” google search and say they are wood ducks.

Nice mixing it up on this one.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 13:35:12 +0000

Ducklings! They’re ducklings! Oh… you want us to count them? And here I was all excited because I could finally figure out what animal it was. And they ARE cute little ducklings this time! ; ) Hmmm… I count 9 plus mama. Are they wood ducks? (I know… silly me, but I gotta at least TRY for the bonus points!)

By: geoff

geoff — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 02:27:54 +0000