I was surprised when I looked out side this morning and was greeted by the sight of our two annual guests. Every year about this time these two ducks show up and start looking for a place to build a nest. These two guys are never far apart, I don't think I have seen them more than a dozen feet away from each other ever in their visits here. In a few days a female will show up and before you know it you will see a family of them waddeling down the sidewalks.
Whenever I see these guys I know that Boatnik is just a few days away. Boatnik is the boat races held on the river just a short distance from here. There are hundreds of people that flock to the park to watch the races and it forces the ducks and geese to find somewhere else to hang out until the races are over with. So for a few short days every year we end up with a lot of wildlife that seek refuge here. The tenants love it, as do we..
It is always interesting to see the reaction of the cats when these guys arrive. They really do not know what to think of them. Both of our cats will just sit and watch them for hours. Never making a sound. It is like they are trying to figure out who or what they are..
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