We have been adopted!

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Or at least, our garden has. A pair of mallard ducks has taken a liking to our garden pond! Last year I did see a pair of ducks visit once or twice, but they didn’t stick around. But this year a pair – maybe the same ones – has decided they like this spot. Last week I saw them here a few times, coming and going to paddle about on the pond; one day they almost grazed my head flying over as I was hanging out the washing. One morning I awoke to the sound of quiet quacking and gentle scrunching of gravel. The two of them were walking on the path below the bedroom window, the female ahead and looking here and there for interesting things and the male behind keeping an eye out on everything around. For all the world they looked like a human couple window shopping It would be nice if they stick around. Ducks allegedly enjoy eating slugs, which would be very useful. On the other hand they also like lettuce so maybe that wouldn’t be quite so good. All rights reserved. © Text and image copyright Fleur 2026.