duck update

we have not seen pip or patito

for several weeks now.

{not since the week of my last duck update}

i'm not worried, though.

most of the females have vanished,

as they are all sitting on eggs.

we walk along the ponds every day

with our eyes peeled for our girls.

{wouldn't it be great to see them with their own ducklings?}

this couple visits our front yard each day.

yesterday they pecked at our front door.

today, we saw our first batch of ducklings

{i love how the babies can run on top of the water}

lots of canadian geese are on the ponds now.

they have learned that i have corn in my backpack

and come to greet us, too.

and look what's on my kitchen counter

yes, three eggs.

each found on different days.

marian convinced me that we can't just

walk away from an abandoned egg.

i swear, these mallards must not get the memo.

ladies, please!  sit on your nests!

i do not expect all 3 of these eggs to hatch.

{one of them has a weird smell - not a good sign.}

i will keep you posted.

♥