Springtime is for Duckies (Video)

[Protection]

It's spring here and the duckies are starting out on their ducky adventures

About a month ago a Duckie Daddy was hanging out in my yard. Then I noticed a Mama ducky had nested in a nearby bush. I’ve been watching her every day and two nights ago I heard little baby cheepers coming from the bush. I kept an eye out all day the next day until I saw that she had moved… I was sad, thinking I had missed her and the ducklings debut, but she had only moved a few feet away, and was looking awfully chubby. I realize that she had her babies under her thinking that there couldn’t be more than five or six.

All of a sudden she stood up and 12 or 13 little duckers peeped out from under her. They started to make their way out, likely looking for a little pond somewhere and maybe the Ducky Daddy too.

They waddled around for a bit, crossed the street (with help from me and the neighborhood) and waddled about. Mama gave the ducklings a quick tour of the neighborhood then went off for ponds unknown.

Would love to hear about other folks and their wildlife adventures! Bonus points for Baby Bunnies!

[square_duck]

Cool!! Good to see distant relatives doing well? 

A number of years ago I was on a delivery run and came across a group...family(?) Gaggle..of ducks walking down a neighborhood street. I thought that this was' nt a good thing, so I stopped and calmly walked over to them and told them that walking in the street was'nt a good idea and it was better to stay on the sidewalk. I talked to them all the while gently skooting them along with my arms.....oddly, they seemed to understand and stayed on the sidewalk when I got back to my car and drove off. Ducks are wild aminals and protected, so you can't do anything really, just let them do what ever they normally do. But , I thought it was odc that they were'nt afraid of me, and didn' t run away or fly off, but moved along as I guided them onto the sidewalk, and then just kept on walking (waddling) along.....

Glad you had a nice sighting....they are fun to watch. ?

Qwack

[WetDad]

We have been feeding a pair of Mallards daily. Sometimes they come after dark, but always the feeding rock is emptied by morning. We put out cracked corn because we still have the remnants of a 25lb bag from last year. Not sure I'll be able to continue once that is gone- finances.