How many kids do you take care of every day? If you are like most people, you probably look after your own children and that is likely 1 or 2 (maybe 3) You probably feel overwhelmed at times when you try to keep up with them and nobody could blame you. After all, children are busy little individuals and sometimes, things don’t go exactly like you had planned during the day.
Now I want you to stop for a moment and think about having to care for 76 children. That thought is enough to send most people screaming for the hills but that is exactly what this Photographer saw when was out on a boat. It was a mamma duck with some 50 ducklings trailing behind her. Thankfully, he was able to take a picture, which was difficult because of the choppy water. When he submitted it to the National Audubon Society, they loved it and shared it online.
Wildlife photographer @brentcizekphoto recently captured this incredible photo of a Common Merganser mother with an adopted brood of 50+ chicks! Find out why such big brood counts are pretty common for this species: https://t.co/kGqJPYvqM8 pic.twitter.com/nQJG4z9bFr
— Audubon Society (@audubonsociety) July 14, 2018
“I probably shot 50 pictures, and I was just praying that one was going to turn out sharp because the waves were so strong it was nearly impossible to even keep them in the frame,” Cizek told the Audubon Society. “Luckily enough, just one picture turned out.”
Since taking that picture, he has returned and found that the mamma duck now has as many as 76 ducklings traveling behind her. He took more pictures of this amazing event.
MAMA MERGANSER! I was able to track down the now famous Lake Bemidji Common Merganser that has an adopted brood of over 76 babies! I love the story that these photos tell.
Full gallery: https://t.co/wg8xioJBIG#audubonsociety #minnesota #bemidji #duck pic.twitter.com/c0Jycct4HX
— Brent Cizek (@brentcizekphoto) July 17, 2018
This picture is making the rounds and many people are amazed at so many ducklings under the care of one duck.
