Duckling update! And a rare bird nesting!

Well!!  Look how big the ducklings are!

They are now 57 days old;  their wing feathers cross over on their backs!  They CAN fly!!

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But they don’t seem to be going anywhere!!!
Do we think it is because I fill up their dish twice a day with duck food???

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I will certainly miss them when they leave!

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I know these are terribly blurry.  But we have a bird in our nestbox with her babies

that is a “Federally endangered species”!

A California Gnatcatcher!  She has been feeding the babies (we can hear them begging!)

And yesterday they fledged and flew into the bushes! 6 of them!  She continues to feed them!!

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  1. Could they be any more precious? Just love seeing them grow and certainly know why they don’t leave…it’s way to cozy right where they are! I was fascinated hearing the story of your three daughters and seven grandchildren – how fun!!

  2. via email:

    Dear Penny,
    Would you leave your house
    if you were a duck? HELL NO.
    When I come back to this world
    in my next lifetime, I want to be
    one of your animals!!
    Without question.
    Love to you and thanks for
    keeping me posted.
    You are the best.
    Marie