This is the adorable moment 12 tiny ducklings leapt down a waterfall under the watchful eye of their proud mother. <br /><br />Photographer John Hayward captured the spring scenes as the family of ducks splashed about in a stream in Wesley Brook near Shifnal in Shropshire. <br /><br />The tentative day-old ducklings are seen waddling across the slippery rocks before sliding down into the shallow water on Sunday (13/4) afternoon. <br /><br />John, 38, who runs Shropshire and Beyond, said: “I was sat having a coffee in my garden when I could hear these tiny ducklings quacking in the stream. <br /><br />“There was a very gentle waterfall they were playing on it with their mother watching very nearby. <br /><br />"It was wonderful because they kept taking it in turns to try and climb the waterfall and then slide all the way back into the pools at the bottom.<br /><br />“The ducklings could only have been a day old but were very interested in the water and keeping up with their siblings and their mother. <br /><br />“I often travel miles and miles to capture beautiful shots but it goes to show you can also get lucky with nature in your own back garden.”
