Ducklings

On our trail walk Saturday morning we ran into this family of ducks. We had seen them the previous Saturday but my phone camera was no match for their speedy escape to the middle of the pond from our view. This time they swam to the bank, got out of the water and came running toward us with mama hissing and giving us the evil eye the whole while. Thankfully my phone cooperated! Duck mamas are scary! Anyone know what sort of duck she is? She is different from the Canadians we are used to seeing. The babies were so curious about us that they were rushing us and then they would quickly get distracted poking around in the ground. Their cuteness just about killed me. Look how fuzzy they are, and those feet! Oh my.