Ok, the most common duck you see at your local pond. They have a name, they are called a Pacific Black Duck. They are honestly not particularly good mothers, the father has no role with the ducklings and the mothers tend to take their babies too close to danger. In the case at work, there is a spillway, which sometimes has a strong current with it and the mothers love taking their babies far too close. Many a duckling hasnt made it. I often wonder how ducks survive as a species. They dont seem to have the best survival instincts out there. They love to walk across a busy road, rather then the much safer route of flying! You have wings you silly birds, use them! On a positive note, the one in this picture has a nest very near to this location, and it was interesting to watch last years ducklings try to climb up the small rockwall. Hopefully she will have better luck with them this year (She seems to nest in the same place every year).
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