A female wood duck and ducklings in Arapahoe County, Colorado
© Robert Harding/Alamy
A female wood duck and ducklings in Arapahoe County, Colorado
We celebrate Teacher Appreciation Day (part of Teacher Appreciation Week in the US) by featuring this photo of a female wood duck out teaching her ducklings to swim. We’re guessing the swim is a treat for the downy students because wood ducks nest up in hollowed-out trees, often 10 feet or more above the water. To get down to the water and their calling mother, wood ducklings just a day old will take a leap from the nest and hope for a safe landing. And you thought algebra was a challenge.
Related Images
Red fox cubs near their den
The National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, DC
Rainbow over Wasson Peak, Saguaro National Park, Arizona
Superbloom in Carrizo Plain National Monument, California
Hobbit-hole in Hobbiton Movie Set, Waikato, New Zealand
Desert elephant with calf feeding on tall grass, Namibia
Dolmen of Sorginetxe, Basque Country, Álava, Spain
Champaka Sarasi pond near Shivamogga, Karnataka, India
Today on Bing
Tulips at Emirgan Park in Istanbul, Türkiye
May 09, 2024
Barn owl sitting on a branch
May 09, 2020