Mama Duck and Ducklings
by Lisa Kilby
Title
Mama Duck and Ducklings
Artist
Lisa Kilby
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Florida mottled ducks nest from February through July. The females tend to locate their nests in dense vegetation (tall grasses, rushes or palmetto thickets) on the ground near water. The nest is built of vegetation and lined with down. Only one brood each year is raised and females typically lay 8 to 10 eggs called a clutch. The eggs are creamy-white to greenish-white and are incubated within 25 to 27 days. Unlike such birds as the mockingbird or blue jay, which raise their young in the nest for weeks, mottled duck females will move their ducklings to water within 24 to 48 hours of hatching. Young mottled ducks are capable of flight at 60 to 70 days of age.
NOTE: The watermark in the lower right corner of the image will not appear on the final print.
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April 4th, 2020
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