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Watch This 12 tiny “day-old” ducklings slide down gentle waterfall to reach their mum in adorable Easter scenes By Jessica Martin Comment Published 20th Apr 2025, 16:30 BST Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565 Visit Shots! now Amazing footage shows 12 tiny ducklings splashing about and having fun as they follow their mum around a stream. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more.
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Brilliant footage shows the moment 12 ducklings leapt down a waterfall under the watchful eye of their caring mother. Photographer John Hayward captured the adorable scene as the family of ducks splashed about in a stream in Wesley Brook near Shifnal in Shropshire. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Read More Paddleboarding dogs glide through water and cuddle owners at watersports lake I tried massive 50cm croissant costing £25 - It was like nothing I've had before Hilarious video shows dad’s priceless reaction to daughter’s surprise return from Canada Three-year-old's funny unexpected reaction to Spider-Man birthday surprise The tentative “day-old” ducklings are seen waddling across the slippery rocks before sliding down into the shallow water on the afternoon of April 13.
One of the ducklings. | John Hayward / Shropshire and Beyond / SWNS John, 38, who runs photography company Shropshire and Beyond , said: “I was sat having a coffee in my garden when I could hear these tiny ducklings quacking in the stream. “There was a very gentle waterfall they were playing on it with their mother watching very nearby.
It was wonderful because they kept taking it in turns to try and climb the waterfall and then slide all the way back into the pools at the bottom. The ducklings could only have been a day old but were very interested in the water and keeping up with their siblings and their mother. “I often travel miles and miles to capture beautiful shots but it goes to show you can also get lucky with nature in your own back garden.
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