hi Paul .... quite a number of years ago i got two mallard ducklings to keep around the house for pets and to keep the garden clear of snails and slugs. i named them dunker and bugsy, dunker because he really loved thrashing about in the little pond i built for them, and bugsy because she ate the bugs n slugs with incredible gusto. we went hiking together in the coastal hills of Marin county, i took them camping with me down to big sur, and we'd sometimes walk about the neighborhood together. those two were great pals to each other and to me ...
they'd sleep in the crawl space beneath the house, generally right under my bed, and in the morning when they felt it was time to get out and patrol the yard, they'd tap on the floor beneath the bed. we had quite a bond ... ;-]] Shel "You meet the nicest people with a Mallard" > [Original Message] > From: Paul Stenquist > Thanks Shel. They are pretty birds. I find the hens most interesting. > (Note straight-man setup for Cotty :-).This is probably a nesting area, > so it's interesting to see how well the female blends into the > landscape. > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3879093&size=lg http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3879093&size=lg
