Photo: Yoko Yamasaki
“Last year, I worked by Rice Lake, and it allowed me to explore the nearby trails. I really took to the Maple Grove Arboretum, and on this day, I had every intention of walking all the way toward Maple Grove Senior High,” says hobby photographer Yoko Yamasaki. “However, I heard the cry of a duckling by the parking lot footbridge, and concern and curiosity got the best of me. I saw a duckling all by itself, with no mother duck or other ducklings in sight. I walked along the creek toward Rice Lake, hoping to catch sight of the duckling’s family when I saw another duckling about 50 feet away, by the 93rd Avenue overpass. That duckling was crying out loud, too … After about 15 minutes of calling out to each other, I was able to capture the moment when the first duckling came out from under the footbridge to see its sibling. It was a happy ending, and what a relief, too!”
Photographer: Yoko Yamasaki
Title: Arboretum Duckling
Equipment: Canon EOS R6 Mark II
Location: Maple Grove Arboretum
