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ruthhope said:
I miss my ducks!!!! I am visiting my mother in England and had to leave them back in the States. All the folks in my Mum's assisted living wanted updates on my ducks, and that reminded me how much I miss them!
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Your Ducks are beautiful and I am glad that you are getting to visit with your Mom. I could never have imagined my Mom living in another country. She was just days shy of 97 when she passed and I still miss her every day. She would have loved my Ducks.
 
Today there was a Momma Mallard taking her newborn babies to the pond. One of our buses could not get stopped in time and hit the next to last baby. Then the car behind her not seeing them hit another one. The Father Mallard kept flying around the two dead babies, circling them wanting them to get up and join the others. Momma duck stood there and kept squacking at them trying to revive them. The bus driver cried and I would have too if I saw it and I actually am as I am telling this. It's amazing how people can think they are just Ducks. It gave my fellow drivers a new perspective of how they really are caring and smart animals and not just ducks. Now maybe they can understand more why I LOVE MY DUCKS!
 
Luv Ducks said:
Today there was a Momma Mallard taking her newborn babies to the pond. One of our buses could not get stopped in time and hit the next to last baby. Then the car behind her not seeing them hit another one. The Father Mallard kept flying around the two dead babies, circling them wanting them to get up and join the others. Momma duck stood there and kept squacking at them trying to revive them. The bus driver cried and I would have too if I saw it and I actually am as I am telling this. It's amazing how people can think they are just Ducks. It gave my fellow drivers a new perspective of how they really are caring and smart animals and not just ducks. Now maybe they can understand more why I LOVE MY DUCKS!
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Poor mama, that is heartbreaking.
Birds are truly very clever and very loving animals.
It happens commonly to doves and pigeons, too. Often one gets run over and the mate refuses to leave, so gets hit as well. Heartbreaking.
If I ever see a dead pigeon in the road, with another by it, I'm going to move the dead one away to prevent the live one getting hurt. Or just get rid of it, so that it's mate can leave. It's so sad seeing them mourn like that, oblivious to the danger they're in. Or they simply don't care about the danger anymore. :(
 
Luv Ducks said:
Your Ducks are beautiful and I am glad that you are getting to visit with your Mom. I could never have imagined my Mom living in another country. She was just days shy of 97 when she passed and I still miss her every day. She would have loved my Ducks.
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My mother is 94 this year and I moved to the USA 30 years ago for "3-5 years".
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I somehow stayed and got interested in rescuing ducks after I retired!!!!
 
BelovedBirds said:
It happens commonly to doves and pigeons, too. Often one gets run over and the mate refuses to leave
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I saw that happen with a pair of cardinals once. It was beyond sad. The female was lying dead on the side of the road and her mate was sitting next to her, just staring at her. He did fly away in the opposite direction when our car got close. I felt so bad for him.
 
Luv Ducks said:
Today there was a Momma Mallard taking her newborn babies to the pond. One of our buses could not get stopped in time and hit the next to last baby. Then the car behind her not seeing them hit another one. The Father Mallard kept flying around the two dead babies, circling them wanting them to get up and join the others. Momma duck stood there and kept squacking at them trying to revive them. The bus driver cried and I would have too if I saw it and I actually am as I am telling this. It's amazing how people can think they are just Ducks. It gave my fellow drivers a new perspective of how they really are caring and smart animals and not just ducks. Now maybe they can understand more why I LOVE MY DUCKS!
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We slow down for any animals crossing the road. And have only ever hit one sparrow, that flew out of nowhere and hit our vehicle. I love watching ducks cross the road, but hate when others dont watch out. Its sad.
 
Update on my wild mallard drake that got one of my girls
I talked to my neighbour. He said a wild pair flew into his fish pond a few nights ago
He has pictures of them
Said they come late afternoon and leave after dark
I’m not going crazy 😂
He sure is a beautiful looking boy
 

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