SUCCESS FOR THE AUSTRALIAN WOOD DUCKS

In my post on 18 August a family of Australian Wood ducks was featured.  The male and female ducks were carefully tending 6 tiny ducklings.  I finished my post hoping that at least 2 ducklings would survive.

I have been watching the family daily and two months later I am proud to report that 4 of the progeny have now almost reached adulthood and the mother and father continue to walk the younger ones across from the dam paddock into the pasture grass in front of the house.  This is in spite of the fact that all can fly.  I know this as I approached too closely and was extremely pleased to see the whole family take to the sky.

Here's hoping another family will arrive in August next year.