Cute ducklings nuzzle into their mother. As many as 17 of the newly hatched chicks cuddled into their mother in a series of tender moments near a lake.

The pictures of the proud wood duck hen and her clutch of young were captured by amateur photographer Tammy Kokjohn at Santee Lakes, in San Diego County, California, on the west coast of the USA. SEE OUR COPY FOR DETAILS.

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