Babies on the Canal

As the last post was, well, rather dark and, er, savage, I thought I would share a few pics of babies on the canal just because I love baby birds and they are cute as hell!

One male mallard trying ever so hard to look all grown up...not quite there yet though, still looking a wee bit patchy.

Coot babies are rather, erm, fuzzy, the parents change their countenance so much with their little ones.  Coots are usually the bullies of the canal, but as you can see they are very gentle and cute when it comes to their chicks.

Another coot chick, his white tummy is starting to come in and he is starting to lose the weird fluffy hairdo that makes him look rather hobo like.

Big moorhen and little moorhen, very, very cute.  They soon ran like the clappers back to the water when someone came rushing through on a bike though.  Photo opportunities, annihilated.

Whenever I am feeling stressed, or wired, or just had a bit of a crappy day at work I take a stomp down the canal and either feed the ducks or just walk and observe, it is the most relaxing thing in the world and it is just so quiet.  Who needs therapy when you have ducks!