SMALL mother black duck & ducklings fleeing whistling kite attacks, Goulburn Wetlands 301013_5954 Published November 1, 2013 at 1219 × 544 in Life and death in the wetlands ← Previous Next → When all her ducklings were accounted and she got a break from the tag-teaming kites, the mother duck headed away quacking loudly, but the tangled water-ribbons prevented her from manoeuvring quickly. Post a comment or leave a trackback: Trackback URL.