Make way as this tiny duckling waddles into the spotlight, ready to charm us with its playful antics! Ducks, with their vibrant plumage and cheerful quacks, epitomize the rural idyll, but they are also found in urban environments. When ducklings arrive in spring, they steal the show. Tiny and fluffy, they follow their mothers dutifully, learning the ways of water with each paddle and peck. And by feeding on insects and algae, they are also helping to keep aquatic ecosystems in balance.
A duckling swimming in a water meadow, Suffolk, England
Today in History
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From Sputnik to extraterrestrial storms
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A wild, craggy corner of the United States
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On the hunt
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Notes from an underground lake
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Spring awakens
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The Great Blue Hole, Belize
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In the path of the pronghorn
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Cue up the tango music
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League of Nations, 100 years later
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Who left the tub running?
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Looking back at Yellowstone, 30 years after the fires
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Jackie Robinson Day
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A look at Uranus, seventh planet from the sun
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Veterans Day
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On the Route of the Waterfalls
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Reflections on Memorial Day
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Exploring the wilder side of New York
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World Architecture Day
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Festivus
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Old Town of Rovinj, Croatia
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Salt evaporation ponds on the island of Gozo, Malta
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Sandhill cranes, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
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Llama Day
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Can you see the family resemblance?
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Waiting for winter
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Yungang Grottoes, Shanxi, China
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International Zebra Day
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Overseas Highway, Florida Keys
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Saksun, Faroe Islands, Denmark
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A gorge-ous mill in the Causses
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