Well!! Look how big the ducklings are!
They are now 57 days old; their wing feathers cross over on their backs! They CAN fly!!
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???
I will certainly miss them when they leave!
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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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!!
I love these birds and I know they love you too.
This is just so fabulous, P !!!!
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