If you recall, last month I posted about a new female Mallard duck that is calling our property home. At the time she had a few male companions with her but a few days later they took off, but she hung around.
Well, she made a huge nest near the bank of our one stream so I have been waiting for babies to arrive…so far, none! Then earlier this morning when I went out for a walk with my mom…we found her again and this time around…she has 3 male companions vying for her attention!
You can’t see her (we named her Ding) in the photo but you can certainly see her 3 boyfriends. They are really being protective of her so I am wondering if one of them are going to mate with her. I hope so as I want to have some baby ducklings!
Last year she had 7 baby ducklings and they were totally adorable! I hope this year we get more babies!
Do any of you enjoy watching and/or feeding ducks? Do you have any on your property? If I catch some hatchlings I will be sure to get photos and blog about it!
Aww how cute! My kids love watching all the wildlife in our yard.. geese, ducks, cranes, egrets, bunnies and lots more.
My kids love feeding ducks and they are so beautiful! We have 2 neighborhood ducks that live in a ditch at the side of the road that doesn’t drain. It is so odd seeing them swimming in that ditch, but each summer they come back and stay….I hope you get you some little ducklings!