A mother Mallard Duck pays close attention to her ducklings when she takes her family to the shores of Quidi Vidi Lake in St John's, Newfoundland for a swim. A mother Mallard teaches her young at an early age to swim and feed on the insects that reside in the lake.
Mallard Duck female, Anas platyrhynchos, with her young ducklings on Quidi Vidi Lake during the 2007 Royal St John's Regatta, Quidi Vidi Village, St John's, Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, Newfoundland Labrador, Canada.