The second surprise was when I looked out the kitchen window and saw a male and female mallard duck, sleeping under the bird feeder. I tried to take a picture through the window (check out Photos) but it didn't look so good. So, I snuck around the house, but they saw me and took off! (Photo #2). Ah, ha! I thought!
Went and got a half a loaf of bread and went outside , ripping it up and throwing it at them. Wrongo! These weren't the "Lake Orion" ducks, who will eat the bread out of your hand if you let them. No, these were hard-core Redford ducks, trusting no one, and so they took off.
Later, after watering the front flowers, I checked out the bathroom window and the female was swimming in the reflecting pool, while the male stood guard. I quietly stood up on the toilet seat and took photo #3...
Very cool!
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