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Hurry Please

I have at least two but possibly three mallard ducks nesting on my pond.  Here is one being met by her lover.  He will hurry her to the pond as he needs his loving.  She is thinking of food and a drink.

Two weeks ago a pair of wood ducks flew in to check out the accommodations.  Though I do have one wood duck box up, they did not stay.  This week a pair of wigeons were looking for a nesting spot.  They didn't stay either.  Since there are three drakes hanging around the visitors thought we were a bit crowded.

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Brandi Carlile - Looking Out

Sometimes on An Island Walk we just look out the windows when there is no time for a walk.

Hurry Please

I have at least two but possibly three mallard ducks nesting on my pond.  Here is one being met by her lover.  He will hurry her to the pond as he needs his loving.  She is thinking of food and a drink.

Two weeks ago a pair of wood ducks flew in to check out the accommodations.  Though I do have one wood duck box up, they did not stay.  This week a pair of wigeons were looking for a nesting spot.  They didn't stay either.  Since there are three drakes hanging around the visitors thought we were a bit crowded.

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Brandi Carlile - Looking Out

Sometimes on An Island Walk we just look out the windows when there is no time for a walk.

comments (9)

There's a lot going on up there, Mary! Never a dull moment, it sounds like...
Mary MacADNski: Very true. I found out yesterday that the wigeons are still here. This was traditionally outside their range but they have been coming in spring for nesting the last few years.
  • Ray
  • Thailand
  • 2 May 2010, 03:31
So...Mary runs a "Love Hotel" for ducks!

She'll take her own sweet time...waddling down to the pond with her hips rolling in an exaggerated manner...he'll be getting frantic...gals make all the decisions about mating...
Mary MacADNski: Not with ducks. Drakes are very aggressive. Yesterday I found the pair of wigeons are still here. They are not native here but recently have been coming in spring for nesting. I hope they stay.
  • zed
  • Australia
  • 2 May 2010, 07:43
Love is in the air grin
Mary MacADNski: Every morning if you want to watch.
  • Brian
  • Australia
  • 2 May 2010, 07:47
Well spotted - they are well hidden
Mary MacADNski: Very well hidden. Someone cutting some trees here found a nest, told me where it is and I still can't see it.
You are very lucky to be able to see this every day, really nice capture smile
Mary MacADNski: I love watching them, especially when the wee ones hatch. I especially like when different species come by for a visit. The wigeons were here yesterday. I hope they stay.
These two lovers have quite a bit of natural cover to ensure privacy, Mary. We had a visit from a pair a few weeks back. They were checking out our suburban neighborhood and came right up our driveway to the front door. They stayed for a while before waddling off down our street to the main thoroughfare. I don't know what happened after that; hopefully, the flew off to a more rural setting to make their nest.

I will post their pictures tomorrow.
Mary MacADNski: That's so funny. They are domesticated so easily that they possibly may have been looking for a handout. The ones here are wild and will fly away if they are even approached. I had domesticated mallards and they came when called. I put them in their houses every night and let them out in the morning.
Bit like all men really, then?
Mary MacADNski: More aggressive than real men by far.
Saw Mallards, Canada geese, black-headed gulls, etc., myself today, Mary, on a day out in the Swedish countryside smile
Mary MacADNski: Isn't the spring a wonderful time for seeing waterfowl?
  • Astrid
  • Netherlands
  • 2 May 2010, 21:23
als het gras twee kontjes hoog is.....when the grass is two butts tall....gringringrin
A Dutch saying/song.
It will be fun if they lay eggs and have small ducklings......
Mary MacADNski: I always get baby ducklings in the pond. I am hoping the rare visitors the wigeons stay for the season.

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