If there is a ball in the mouth you know it is Rusty Pup Shandy Every year a pair of black ducks nests across the pond. We love observing them They are quite comfortable with the Rusty Pups Several times a day the male escorts the female onto our lawn and stands guard as she feeds two of them come and feed on our very damp lawn. This morning was different the female just sat as still as she could in another part of the garden. I was worried didn't let the dogs out but she eventually wandered back to the pond so the RP's and I followed. This morning she stayed on the pond and the male was at the other end of the pond This is different So we assume she must have had her babies yesterday. Now, when we get to close she quacks at us and if she is really worried the male takes flight and circles overhead. The babies must be close by. soon they will be in the water and shepherded down the stream past the beaver lodge and into the Annapolis Basin. There they will grow up and finally fly south when the days shorten. I must say I would like to follow the sun too! Rusty Pup Kayla will keep a close eye on them but we often miss seeing the babies float downstream huddled together like a raft. The thing is their colouring really camouflages them against the dappled brownish water. That's enough wildlife for the day, Mom Can we go in now? Pleease let us in it must surely be time for another meal. Brownish Greenish spiralling energy wishing those ducks safe travels.
