SMALL mother black duck & ducklings fleeing whistling kite attacks, Goulburn Wetlands 301013_5938 Published November 1, 2013 at 1191 × 565 in Life and death in the wetlands ← Previous Next → The mother duck would then swim round in circles to hide the traces of her diving babies from the kite. When it left she would wait anxiously for her ducklings to appear again. Post a comment or leave a trackback: Trackback URL.