Ended Waterfowl & Water Photo Contest

[Oob Child]

Baby Welsh Harlequin - Athena - enjoying her first day in her “pool” on a hot day.
Fully supervised!
She was a bit “pigeon toed” after hatching, and the water exercise corrected the issue without further intervention View attachment 3547034

My favourite picture by far. So adorable

 

[Evadig]

Not an Entry

Rita’s first swim in the pool while her older siblings look on in amazement (they hadn’t tried getting in yet even though they’re a week older)

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Not an Entry

Rita’s first swim in the pool while her older siblings look on in amazement (they hadn’t tried getting in yet even though they’re a week older)

Letting the baby test the waters! Did she encourage the bigger ones in?

 

[Evadig]

Letting the baby test the waters! Did she encourage the bigger ones in?

No, and in fact she scared them so bad splashing around that they took off running!
I was hoping they would learn to get in there by themselves so but then one day I saw George (the biggest gosling in the picture) trying to take a bath in the air. He was going through all the motions while standing at the edge of the pool . So I filled a bin with enough water so they’d be forced to swim and after a few minutes they realized what fun water is…so now they’re four happy and clean geese!

 

[Myah1011]

Not an entry since it doesn’t include water in the photo but I still thought I would share his beauty in the picture of him yawning!

 

[Quack and Squeak]

At the local park (Stover Park - any Devonians might know it) 9 babies and they all have survived!!

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

No, and in fact she scared them so bad splashing around that they took off running!
I was hoping they would learn to get in there by themselves so but then one day I saw George (the biggest gosling in the picture) trying to take a bath in the air. He was going through all the motions while standing at the edge of the pool . So I filled a bin with enough water so they’d be forced to swim and after a few minutes they realized what fun water is…so now they’re four happy and clean geese!

Really shouldn’t laugh at the older one’s but crikey reading that has had me laughing! Good to read it was all sorted in the end and everyone is now happy & clean!

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Not an entry since it doesn’t include water in the photo but I still thought I would share his beauty in the picture of him yawning!

Lovely!

At the local park (Stover Park - any Devonians might know it) 9 babies and they all have survived!!View attachment 3564701

How sweet!

 

[BelovedBirds]

Having missed out on the lead in Swan Lake, Artemis made his own play, Duck Pool!

View attachment 3558907

 

[Silkiesaz]

Here is my first entry
The babies love their pool