wild ducks come to visit

[McChics]

We had major flooding over the weekend. It is common in our area. We noticed a duck and drake swimming around the flooding that came right up to our chicken/duck fencing. The female popped over the fence and just hung out with my girls. The drake watched from the water and would get in the air and circle over the pen area watching her. Between this and all the geese that appear to be displaced by the flooding it has been a feathered cornucopia outside our back door.

Looking around, we see it is common for the wild ones to come in - and even try to mate.

One thing that was crazy was to see the size difference between the wild and domestic duck.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I bet were most of the wild ducks Mallards. I bet it's an awesome sight to see all the wild water fowl so close.

 

[McChics]

Here is a picture my son took. The wild ones are the two to the left. The drake is outside the fence. I turned the zapper wire off that morning - good thing i did as that would light these feathered friends up and I doubt they'd come back.

 

[Miss Lydia]

They sure are pretty and your property is awesome

 

[Thunderduck9]

I have 4mallards, 4 gray and white ducks and 2geese that come to visit my ducks they wait till i open the door in the morning them march into the pen eat go into the houses take a nap go in the pool for a swim its funny as can be they just make themselves at home,they come out of the river to go into the pool that’s the funny thing they are GOOFS but very funny.I have deer that also go into the pen to take a nap.

 

[Miss Lydia]

That's hilarious. Now we need some pics.