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red dog 1

(30,716 posts) Sun Mar 9, 2025, 05:09 PM Mar 9

Ducklings take their first ever jump

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Ducklings take their first ever jump (Original Post) red dog 1 Mar 9 OP

How sweet samplegirl Mar 9 #1

Weeee!!! underpants Mar 9 #2

Mama could have gotten 13 mini-parachutes,.... magicarpet Mar 9 #3

Fluffy butts go "Wheeee". Solly Mack Mar 9 #4

Cute! Delarage Mar 9 #5

Oh, squeee! Ty! electric_blue68 Mar 10 #6

samplegirl

(12,910 posts)

1. How sweet

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Sun Mar 9, 2025, 05:11 PM

Mar 9

underpants

(190,084 posts)

2. Weeee!!!

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Sun Mar 9, 2025, 05:35 PM

Mar 9

They instinctively flap their wings. Nope, not working.

magicarpet

(18,078 posts)

3. Mama could have gotten 13 mini-parachutes,....

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Sun Mar 9, 2025, 05:41 PM

Mar 9

...... and made the jump easier for the little ones.

Solly Mack

(94,850 posts)

4. Fluffy butts go "Wheeee".

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Sun Mar 9, 2025, 05:48 PM

Mar 9

Delarage

(2,398 posts)

5. Cute!

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Sun Mar 9, 2025, 07:38 PM

Mar 9

Brave Little birds! Some of them looked like they landed on their backs. They will figure it out with practice!

electric_blue68

(21,031 posts)

6. Oh, squeee! Ty!

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Mon Mar 10, 2025, 12:48 AM

Mar 10

My sis lives right near a "baylette" off a river.
While I haven't gone up there at the right time of the year in a good while...

I have at times seen the baby mallards which I call "fuzzheads". Soooo adorable!
They can ease their way into the water, instead of jumping off a bridge.

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