My new ducks

[Miss Lydia]

Thanks Miss Lydia, I love her to bits! She so gorgeous with her trills and head bobs. She is the PERFECT tonic for my 2yr old daughter...She likes to chase them and we have ferocious arguments about it. Well yesterday she went to start chasing and Regina came at her head bobbing. She nibbles with her beak but doesnt bite, I know ducks can bite really hard if they want to, but Regina doesnt. Well all it took was a bit of head bobbing and attempts at nibbling and my daughter was stumped! A duck that chases her! Its absolute gold! Today she went for the chase and Regina went after her at flat run, going in circles and flapping her wings, "Hey! Dont you chase my friends! Thats not nice!" and Kassi had to give up. I love it!

 

[Kleonaptra]

Oh yes...Wags her tail in perfect concert with her head bobs and trills. She has come thru the garden now to actually sit on the deck right by the back door. If you go by and dont pat her, you get squealed at! She perks up her head feathers and tells you off! If I sit down in my chair on the deck, she settles down next to my foot like a dog! Even my partner has taken to stopping and patting her on the way past, I hear him saying "Whos a pretty duck? Oh yes you are a pretty girl arent you?" She loves having her chest stroked, now that she knows Im not fazed by her nipping shes starting to really bite. She even likes to nip at my face...Im very wary of this though because I once had my sweet Talli latch onto my lip and try to shake it off!

In the bad heat we are having I give clean water 3 or 4 times to help them cool down thru the day. She runs over to the hose flapping and stands under it like a shower, nipping at the fresh water. I keep saying to her...What a lucky duck, and what a lucky human, to find each other in that crazy place, on the only day in the whole year I could go!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Oh yes...Wags her tail in perfect concert with her head bobs and trills. She has come thru the garden now to actually sit on the deck right by the back door. If you go by and dont pat her, you get squealed at! She perks up her head feathers and tells you off! If I sit down in my chair on the deck, she settles down next to my foot like a dog! Even my partner has taken to stopping and patting her on the way past, I hear him saying "Whos a pretty duck? Oh yes you are a pretty girl arent you?" She loves having her chest stroked, now that she knows Im not fazed by her nipping shes starting to really bite. She even likes to nip at my face...Im very wary of this though because I once had my sweet Talli latch onto my lip and try to shake it off!

In the bad heat we are having I give clean water 3 or 4 times to help them cool down thru the day. She runs over to the hose flapping and stands under it like a shower, nipping at the fresh water. I keep saying to her...What a lucky duck, and what a lucky human, to find each other in that crazy place, on the only day in the whole year I could go!

What a sweet story.

 

[Kleonaptra]

Heres a pic for you Miss Lydia

My daughter is utterly stumped by her! Regina has started going in the big shed at night with the others but she makes a big fuss about it. Ive been sick the last few days and didnt give her attention, shes coming to find me everywhere. She is such a darlin. Its lovely to see her fossiking and doing duck stuff.


Regina, Wist and Varia hanging out in the bottom garden beating the heat!