Julie Moriarty
06-22-2015, 8:03 PM
Today I went outside to cover the photocell for our landscape lighting. Storms were moving in and people were coming to see the house so I thought it would be a plus to have the landscape lighting running.
The photocell is in a corner where the front porch meets the garage with the front steps on the other side. So I walked outside and over to the controller and then I heard something abruptly move. To my surprise, I saw a female duck. The nearest water is about 1/2 mile away. She made a fuss and quickly worked her way out of this tight corner. I was still shocked as I watched her walk away. Then I look where she was and saw 5 eggs in a depression in the mulch. Friends have joked that I have made the house an aviary sanctuary but this was completely unexpected.
I hoped Mama Duck would return and I would then do what I can to make her time here safe for her. But it's been over 7 hours now and she hasn't returned. The eggs are just sitting there.
Part of me says let Nature take its course, the other side says do something. What would you do?
The photocell is in a corner where the front porch meets the garage with the front steps on the other side. So I walked outside and over to the controller and then I heard something abruptly move. To my surprise, I saw a female duck. The nearest water is about 1/2 mile away. She made a fuss and quickly worked her way out of this tight corner. I was still shocked as I watched her walk away. Then I look where she was and saw 5 eggs in a depression in the mulch. Friends have joked that I have made the house an aviary sanctuary but this was completely unexpected.
I hoped Mama Duck would return and I would then do what I can to make her time here safe for her. But it's been over 7 hours now and she hasn't returned. The eggs are just sitting there.
Part of me says let Nature take its course, the other side says do something. What would you do?