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    Backyard Mallard and ducklings...

    God morning! A rescue worker at the International Bird Rescue Center in Fairfield (CA) called me right after the hen flew off. When I described to her the hen's behavior, she was certain that the babies were in the bushes at that time (which, she said, was why the hen was "talking in a low...
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    Backyard Mallard and ducklings...

    It's really confusing! She was in the yard for an hour this afternoon, but then flew off. While she was on the ground, on the lawn, she was "talking" to someone and watching the surrounding bushes. She must have had the babies settled close by. Our local wild bird rescue center called me right...
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    Backyard Mallard and ducklings...

    Thanks for getting back to me! I just came home and Mom is on the duckie dock giving herself a thorough preening. She's preening, sunning herself, and looking around as if to scope the place out for potential threats. No sign of the babies; perhaps she is taking a breather, like all moms must...
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    Backyard Mallard and ducklings...

    Thanks. They do have two "docks" with ramps for getting into and out of the pool. Mom was using it with them yesterday.
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    Backyard Mallard and ducklings...

    A wild mallard's eggs hatched two days ago. We had Mom and her seven ducklings in the pool yesterday, and in the adjacent grass and shrubs. We haven't seen them since late yesterday afternoon, though there is evidence of Mom being in the pool this morning and sometime in the night. We stopped...
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