This morning, National Geographic Society employees spotted new arrivals in the courtyard–mallard ducklings!

Ken Geiger, senior editor for technology at National Geographic magazine, snapped this picture. Two ducklings were in the courtyard’s decorative pool at the time, and after taking the photo, Geiger and another staffer fashioned a duckling ramp to help them climb out.

Get the facts on mallard ducks on National Geographic Kids.

Photograph by Ken Geiger, National Geographic