Ducklings

 Mother with ducklings in nest

 Mother hissing, because we were too close

 Escaped duckling

 Mother leading ducklings to pond

Kids with ducklings

After a month of waiting the ducklings in our backyard finally hatched. There were 7 in all. One got through the fence, so Joe carried it back to the nest to be with its family. After a couple of hours in the nest the mother finally led them out. We had to open the gate to let them out. The kids then made sure that the mother and her ducklings made it across the street safely, so that they could make it to the pond.