Ducklings off for a swim

Pacific Black Duck with ducklings

On a recent visit to Clare late last year I took off about a half hour from helping my daughter in her garden and took a five minute walk down the road to Lake Inchiquin. Yesterday I wrote about some of the birds I saw.

One of the highlights was this little family of Pacific Black Ducks. From the size of the ducklings I’d say that they are about half grown. It was a lovely sight and they let me come to within a few metres of them.

I guess they knew that I wouldn’t dive in and harm them in any way.

Pacific Black Duck with ducklings