Ducks

I was working on my boat this afternoon. The anchor winch had jammed up when we were fishing last night, and I discovered a broken spool, which needed to be removed. With my attention completely focused on the boat, I did not notice that the following critters had quietly snuck up behind me. Josey came down to see what I was doing, and that caused a major fuss in the water. When I turned around to look, here is what I saw:


Surprisingly, they didn't go away and didn't seem much bothered by my presence or Josey's. I got Kathie to bring the camera down, and she also brought some stale bread to feed them. One wonders if others have been feeding them, since they seemed so unphased by our presence.


In the next shot, you will see that a second mother and young ones soon arrived. If you look closely, you may see that the two mothers are in something of a stare-down. Soon after I took this shot, a major fight ensued. I don't think there were any serious damages, but the end result was that the new arrival and her brood soon high-tailed it for another part of the lake.