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Jul 30, 2007

Abandonned bebe ducks swimmin' in a teacup

People, The Daily Mail is reporting that an alert canoeist (is there any other kind? - Ed.) found a pair of tiny abandoned ducklings battling against waves after being washed out to sea.

Now, those ducklings are being nursed back to health—IN A TEACUP OMG!

To Sender Inner David K., and photographer Richard Austin: I BOW BEFORE YE!

Posted by Meg on July 30, 2007 in Birds | Permalink

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Two lumps, please!: Jwlls; | Jul 30, 2007 at 01:46 PM

Oh are they adorable!!! I love tea, too!: Action; | Jul 30, 2007 at 01:46 PM

Oh are they adorable!!! I love tea, too!: Action; | Jul 30, 2007 at 01:47 PM

My 11 month old daughter would have a field day with this photo because everything to her is a duck. So,on behalf of Sarah... "DUCK! DUCK!": MaggieBelle; | Jul 30, 2007 at 01:50 PM

Total rule 14-ness, and almost rule 11-ness. I want to pick up the cup, bring it to my lips, and at the last second smooch the nearest duckling.: Deckard Canine; | Jul 30, 2007 at 01:52 PM

Awww, these are even tinier than my week-old babies on my vox. These look younger, and are wild. But mine are snuggly on top of being tiny! So ha! Rescued ducks are the best ducks :): R. Moore; | Jul 30, 2007 at 01:57 PM

R. I was thinking of you when I saw this too! Must be the time for rescuing bebeh duckies. (runs outside) awwwwww durn it!: Metz; | Jul 30, 2007 at 01:58 PM

Link in my name. Bad connection making everything harder :P: R. Moore; | Jul 30, 2007 at 01:59 PM

Would you like lemon or cream with your duckies?: Decca; | Jul 30, 2007 at 02:00 PM

SLURRRP! in all honesty, that looks more like one of those 22oz soup mugs... BUT STILL! :D: Caitlin; | Jul 30, 2007 at 02:02 PM

I miss my babies :( But they took to their new momma (a real duck and not a person) quite well and are very happy from what I hear.: R. Moore; | Jul 30, 2007 at 02:03 PM

Duck soup?: firefinch; | Jul 30, 2007 at 02:08 PM

Lemon and a touch of honey, please! *slurp*: jules; | Jul 30, 2007 at 02:13 PM

are they like ice cubes that go to the back of the cup if you tip it up to get a drink?: rosie; | Jul 30, 2007 at 02:14 PM

lovin the wave-action. these guys must be thumb sized! adorable!: liz; | Jul 30, 2007 at 02:23 PM

please tell me that is a giant tea cup? otherwise, i think i shall faint at the sheer minisculeness of the ducklets.: dandy_warhol; | Jul 30, 2007 at 02:41 PM

A tempest in a teacup.: gizmo; | Jul 30, 2007 at 02:41 PM

Totally cute, but totally photoshopped imho. The ducks and water are totally different lighting than the teacup. The caustics(water lighting/physics) don't match the physical barriers of the cup itself. Still. Adorable.: Colin Watson-Felt; | Jul 30, 2007 at 02:44 PM

omg it made me gasp out loud.: Mary (the first); | Jul 30, 2007 at 02:44 PM

Colin, photoshopping is not a crime. They are so tiny, is it perhaps egg drop soup?: CuteBabyFix.com; | Jul 30, 2007 at 02:50 PM

Okay, that is one of the cutest things I have ever seen! So sweet!: Brenda; | Jul 30, 2007 at 03:01 PM

Of course a TEAcup, we are British :-): Sons; | Jul 30, 2007 at 03:15 PM

looks fake to me, i think this is a 'shop job.: SP; | Jul 30, 2007 at 03:21 PM

faker than posh spice.. no waves like that could happen in a teacup.: bz; | Jul 30, 2007 at 03:22 PM

Are you F***ing kidding me?
That is seriously redonk.

BTW, this site is totally corrupting. Does anyone else have the immediate response, regardless of the animal, to yell: OMGPONIES!!!!1!1!1111!!!!!1!!!: Kar; | Jul 30, 2007 at 03:23 PM

O M G this is the sort of thing that makes me cry. (lump in throat now)..Nature is what it is, but I hate to think of this happening all the time. Lucky duckies you found there. I wish I could rescue some. grow well duckies!! kp ;): Kimmypage; | Jul 30, 2007 at 03:23 PM

Looks like someone took "Spot o' tea, Ducks?" waaaaay too literally!: gloom raider; | Jul 30, 2007 at 03:26 PM

First time I can honestly say I gasped OMG when I saw this picture! Thanks for the wonderful picture :): Shandrews; | Jul 30, 2007 at 03:34 PM

I dunno - that cup looks a little claustrophobic, no? How about a nice punch bowl, or something?: LesbianNeoCon; | Jul 30, 2007 at 03:38 PM

The picture was taken by a professional press photographer. Not fake not a 'shop. Visit his site you amateur-sherlocks...geez.: Anon; | Jul 30, 2007 at 03:50 PM

Ok. This just melts my heart. Absolutely wonderful.: Mindy; | Jul 30, 2007 at 03:52 PM

Oh GEEZE! That is just too cute!: Arvay; | Jul 30, 2007 at 04:28 PM

Colin Watson-Felt: Natural backlight with fill-in flash. (and professional photographer): Theo; | Jul 30, 2007 at 04:37 PM

Very cute either way, but seeing as how I have that *exact* mug at home.. it is not an itty teacup but one of those mondo huge latte mugs. It be stitting right in front of me right now! Lovely duckies.: Tabitha Sotomayor-Ames; | Jul 30, 2007 at 04:40 PM

Wow - those guys a brand new!! And two would fit in a cuppa that size. Lucky ducks!: Shannon; | Jul 30, 2007 at 04:44 PM

That's sort of what I was thinking, Theo. I don't see why the newspaper would make that up. My step-mom is a professional photographer and my sister is a very talented amateur, so I see photos lit like this a lot.: R. Moore; | Jul 30, 2007 at 04:45 PM

Tabitha Sotomayor-Ames, they'd still be small though, right? I have a lot of the giant mugs... and my duckies wouldn't fit in them (if only I'd thought to try it!).: R. Moore; | Jul 30, 2007 at 04:48 PM

Duckilicious!: lurkertype; | Jul 30, 2007 at 05:26 PM

OMG!!! That is soooo friggin' CUTE!!!! I've died!: WickedWendy; | Jul 30, 2007 at 05:31 PM

hmmm, me thinks your sender-inner may have seen this on Boing Boing first, as it was posted there earlier today.: Another Angela; | Jul 30, 2007 at 05:52 PM

Only in England. God bless the British!: Leilani; | Jul 30, 2007 at 06:11 PM

I love how some people think they're an expert at photography forensics. "Clearly this must be photoshopped because I'm a cynical know-it-all with a stick up my butt." But seriously people, how adorable is the mohawk???: taj; | Jul 30, 2007 at 06:30 PM

Duck soup! Tasty and nutritious!: Pixy Misa; | Jul 30, 2007 at 06:32 PM

As soon as the page loaded, I immediately went "Awwww!" out loud. I was reminded of the little goslings in Fly Away Home. Anyone remember that movie? Lots of cute, tiny waterfowl in it!: leannrose; | Jul 30, 2007 at 06:32 PM

OMG I just watched Fly Away Home a week ago! That movie is great.: Aimee; | Jul 30, 2007 at 06:58 PM

O M G so cute i think i'm going to cry. thank you, alert canoeist, for saving these little duckles! i want duckles in my teacup too!: jen; | Jul 30, 2007 at 07:14 PM

DUCKIES!!! That's all I have to say...brain fried by cuteness, lost for witty comments. Thanks Theo for explaining about the fill-in flash though.: Xeno; | Jul 30, 2007 at 07:47 PM

Too Sweet!!!: Dawn; | Jul 30, 2007 at 08:27 PM

Raciiiiiiiiink stripes! "Last one to the other side is a rotten egg!" "Nawwwwww!": Dan Bledwich; | Jul 30, 2007 at 08:28 PM

Um, Richard Austin (the photographer) is frakking awesome. Have you SEEN this shifty-eyed badger on his site? You can order prints, even. http://www.richardaustinimages.com/prints.asp?image=32&catid=3&offset=14 Holy McCrapersons. -Meg: Meg; | Jul 30, 2007 at 08:48 PM

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