In any case, a fun scene! Jan Wicklund
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The result of a fence gate inadvertently left open....14 very tiny
ducklings (and very vocal) scurrying through our back yard! They plopped
into our swimming pool, but became alarmed when I appeared to take their
picture. The distance from water level to the top of the sidewall was too
great for them to get out, and in their desire to escape, they swam into
the skimmer. There they found a rough edge that gave them a hold to then
reach the top. Again, luck would have the skimmer cover off, so, out they
popped!! After some searching, they found the gate to make their departure.
A very fun scene for me, but some puzzles.... No parent in sight!? No known
wood duck boxes around, but we are in a very wooded area, so perhaps there
was a hole for a nest. Do you suppose, as I did, that they were, in fact,
woodies? I wasnt able to find a picture of duckling woodies. We did see
adult woodies earlier in the season, but not lately.
My only regret is that they didn't plop into our water feature so that I
could add them to my 'pond list'!
