Saturday, June 16, 2012

Ducklings: A Saturday Snapshot















For this week's Saturday Snapshot I am utilizing one of Alyce's provisos:
The snapshot of a "friend".
My decade-long faithful Reading Partner is [among other things] a certified Duckmistress©. Which is to say, every summer she raises another brood of ducklings on her Illinois-based duck-farm.
Here is a shot of the current brood of peepers in a bit of an impromptu huddle.
If I'm not mistaken, the topic at this particular beak-flapping was the current state of the Euro-dollar, and the repurcussions of Spain's monetary bailout.
Aren't they adorable?
What is cuter [besides kittens… and Nicole Kidman]… and -- seriously thinking now, maybe… Nicole Kidman holding a kitten?
What is cuter than a fuzz-faced pile of world-weary ducklings?
I agree.
Nothing!

Thank you Alyce, for hosting this terrific Saturday Snapshot meme @ At Home With Books.
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19 comments:

  1. Louise16/6/12 4:07 am

    Oh my, so so gorgeous. Cute photo.

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  2. Unknown16/6/12 4:10 am

    So cute, my friend used to have ducks and ducklings, they are so soft and tiny and awww.

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  3. Margaret @ BooksPlease16/6/12 4:45 am

    They do look so cute - bet they're noisy too.

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  4. ZaraAlexis16/6/12 7:05 am

    Look at that huddle! (I've been going through the Saturday snapshots and we must all have birds on our minds!)

    Thanks for sharing. :D

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  5. Amritorupa Kanjilal16/6/12 7:11 am

    Erm, sorry, I've never seen baby ducks outside of cartoons, aren't they supposed to be yellow?

    Very cute, anyhow. :)

    Do visit!

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  6. Nise' 16/6/12 7:40 am

    They are adorable. I wondered how the photographer was able to get so close!

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  7. Trish16/6/12 7:41 am

    They're adorable! Who knew they huddled like that? I've only ever seen them line up behind their mammas and waddle to the water.

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  8. Laurel-Rain Snow16/6/12 8:17 am

    Oh, we have a parade of birds this morning...and each has something new to tell us.

    Great shots! Thanks for sharing...and here's MY SATURDAY SNAPSHOT

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  9. Melissa O.16/6/12 8:41 am

    Aw, they are so cute!! I love how they are all huddled together :-)

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  10. Eva @View from the Hillside16/6/12 8:59 am

    They are adorable.
    If Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet were sitting together with a bunch of ducklings in their lap, that would beat anything! Excuse me while I dip my head in some cold water...

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  11. rhapsodyinbooks16/6/12 10:56 am

    Wow, how cute! But have you ever stopped to think that perhaps it was not an impromptu huddle at all but that actually they were engaged in a rousing game of rugby?

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  12. gautami tripathy16/6/12 11:50 am

    What a photo! They are gossiping like school girls!

    Here is my Saturday Snapshot post!

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  13. sim@chapter1-take116/6/12 12:25 pm

    I want to gather those duckies up in my arms except I bet they would nip and be a tad less adorable then. But really, how cute. The addition of Nicole...yes, even cuter. Did you see her in the Hemmingway thing on HBO? Not bad.

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  14. Christine Harding16/6/12 12:51 pm

    That is a fantastic shot. Years ago I lived on a boat for a time, on the Thames, and I used to love watching the ducklings. My Snapshot is at http://goo.gl/vTUc8

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  15. Cheryl @ Tales of the Marvelous16/6/12 3:23 pm

    What an adorable duck-pile! And I love your imaginings on the discussion topics. :)

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  16. (Diane) Bibliophile By the Sea16/6/12 6:37 pm

    Ohhh cute -- so many of them in this group.

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  17. Leslie (Under My Apple Tree)16/6/12 7:43 pm

    They are beyond adorable. But then, you know, I love birds!

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  18. Bev Hankins16/6/12 8:16 pm

    What extraordinarily cute ducklings! They look so fluffy!

    Here's my Snapshot.

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  19. Alyce17/6/12 10:28 am

    So many ducklings! And such intelligent conversation at such a young age - maybe we should let them run things. :)

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Thank you for your words!