Living Dangerously

The late ducklings are now down to 6 and just one week old, the Mother has so far managed to keep most of them, but she does live dangerously ! This morning she chose to sit on the gravel, close to a hungry young Herring gull pestering it's parent for food . The ducklings are still at risk for at least another 2 weeks, but she's done a good job so far !