I watched a commotion: a mother duck flying at a Herring Gull. It was sad to see her give up, and the gull fly off with a duckling in its mouth. Walking the other side of the pond, I found her again with only one lone duckling trying to keep it in the water lilies for safety.
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Continued Reflections from my World. 
Nice little walk for you Andy. It’s sad to see the duckling carried away by another Herring Gull (like last week when it nabbed a chick). The remaining duckling looks a bit lost in the last pictures of it with its mom. Nature is cruel indeed.
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You have got to feel for Mother Duck as she mist have started with so many ducklings and now only has the one.
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Yes, you have to wonder because ducks usually have a fairly large clutch – hopefully all didn’t die the same way. Nature is beautiful, but cruel.
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In Nature there are neither right or wrong, only consequences.
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A great quote Wayne.
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