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Bemidji Photographer Snaps Photo Of Mama Duck With 76 Babies
CBS Minnesota ^
| July 25, 2018
Posted on 07/26/2018 7:05:43 AM PDT by EdnaMode
A mama duck in Minnesota has captured hearts across the nation after a Bemidji photographer snapped an image of her leading an astonishing 76 ducklings across a lake.
Amateur wildlife photographer Brent Cizek noticed the exceptional common merganser, which he now calls Mama Merganser, late last month during a photo session on Lake Bemidji
Brent Cizek @brentcizekphoto I'm so proud of Mama Merganser. ❤️
While its not uncommon to see a troupe of 20 or so ducklings lining up behind a single hen, 76 of them is another story.
It was mind blowing, Cizek told The New York Times. I didnt know a duck could care for that many chicks.
An earlier photo of the same bird was featured by the National Audubon Society, in a July 13 story that explained that ducks sometimes put their eggs in others nests and that separated duckling sometimes cling to ducks that look like their mothers.
Still, its not quite sure how Mama Merganser amassed such an impressive brood.
Everybody keeps saying, Mom of the Year, Cizek told the newspaper.
A typical common merganser usually has a small flock of about 10 ducklings. The species is found in all season near lakes in parts of northern Minnesota.
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Local News; Pets/Animals; Society
KEYWORDS: bemidji; commonmerganser; duck; ducklings; ducks; merganser; minnesota
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posted on
07/26/2018 7:05:43 AM PDT
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EdnaMode
To: EdnaMode
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posted on
07/26/2018 7:08:59 AM PDT
by
RightGeek
(FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
To: EdnaMode
I wonder if she took on another brood when something happened to their mother.
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posted on
07/26/2018 7:09:28 AM PDT
by
Jamestown1630
("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
To: EdnaMode
She must be exhausted.....................
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posted on
07/26/2018 7:10:24 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(July 2018 - the month the world discovered the TRUTH......Q Anon)
To: EdnaMode
The baby-daddy is nowhere to be found,and must have ducked social services. He is eider in hiding, or on the low down.
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posted on
07/26/2018 7:10:32 AM PDT
by
left that other site
(For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
To: EdnaMode
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07/26/2018 7:11:15 AM PDT
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rightwingintelligentsia
(Democrats: The perfect party for the helpless and stupid, and those who would rule over them.)
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posted on
07/26/2018 7:12:22 AM PDT
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EdnaMode
To: left that other site
If he left her, it was a pretty fowl thing to do.
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07/26/2018 7:12:27 AM PDT
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left that other site
(For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
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posted on
07/26/2018 7:15:34 AM PDT
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Rurudyne
(Standup Philosopher)
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posted on
07/26/2018 7:15:48 AM PDT
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EdnaMode
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You mean plural, haha.
I have never seen anything like this, but the other article explaining it was interested.
Great photo.
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07/26/2018 7:17:17 AM PDT
by
GnuThere
To: rightwingintelligentsia
I keep trying to explain this to my wife, thanks for posting a resource.. Duck daycare for the win.
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posted on
07/26/2018 7:17:43 AM PDT
by
kingu
(Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
To: GnuThere
Awesome picture. Tired mama
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posted on
07/26/2018 7:18:47 AM PDT
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Agatsu77
To: left that other site
He is eider in hiding, or on the low down.
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posted on
07/26/2018 7:20:27 AM PDT
by
Vaquero
(Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
To: EdnaMode
Cue the "Tales from the Vienna Woods" music:
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posted on
07/26/2018 7:22:37 AM PDT
by
P.O.E.
(Pray for America)
To: EdnaMode
Snapping turtle buffet line.
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posted on
07/26/2018 7:24:31 AM PDT
by
Rebelbase
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
Clarity, thanks. It’s communal duckling daycare, called a crèche — the oldest/near oldest hen (great grandma?) cares for the crèche while the other mommas are off doing their thing....finding food, going to the featherdresser, cleaning the nest, having some afternoon delight with the neighbor’s drake.
To: EdnaMode
There's no way that female could protect all those ducklings from a motivated predator...coming from above, or below.
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07/26/2018 7:25:56 AM PDT
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Bloody Sam Roberts
(Get in the Spirit! The Spirit of '76!)
To: EdnaMode
I'm thinking a few are adopted. Foster care paycheck coming in. 😀
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07/26/2018 7:28:57 AM PDT
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Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
To: Jamestown1630
It’s more likely that the ducklings adopted her. She doesn’t have to feed them, so there’s no great urgency to chase the extras off.
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07/26/2018 7:31:56 AM PDT
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skr
(May God confound the enemy)
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