Meet Duck & Quack

We've made some new friends!  A couple weeks ago I noticed a pair of Mallard ducks in our yard.  Naturally, I fed them, and now they keep coming back.  The kids adore them.  E-Ray has named them Duck and Quack, which is convenient because those are two words that Lulu has in her tiny little 18 month old vocabulary.  Tonight was the most fascinating thus far.  E-Ray asked to be excused from the table when he was finished with dinner.  A couple minutes later he shouted that the female duck (Quack) was outside, so I hopped up and grabbed the last of the bagel thins.  E-Ray and I went out and sat in the grass and fed her.  I was a little worried that Duck wasn't there.  I had never seen them apart before.  Then, as soon as E-Ray through the last piece of bagel to Quack, she started to flap her wings and quack.  I looked up and there was Duck flying in to join us.  It was so neat!  E-Ray really got a kick out of it.  He went in to grab a piece of bread for Duck, and then the Hubs and Lulu joined us.  Hubs even snapped a few pictures.  The kids and I really adore this pair of ducks.  I hope they will bring their ducklings by for a visit one day.  I will be sad when they stop coming by for dinner, but hopeful they will remember where we are next Spring.

They always take a little nap after they eat.  ♥