Duckies!

As highly suggested by our friend Destin - Jessica and I took a little field trip to the Nature Park to check out a little domesticated duckling. According to Destin this duckling is quite friendly to the point of hopping up on your lap if squatted down and allows you to pet him freely. Knowing the ducks at the Nature Park we knew this was something we had to experience ourselves.

This isn't the little duckling, but another duck playing hide-n-go-seek in the long grass by the water.

This is the little duckling we went to see. Isn't he so cute!?!

I got pretty close to the duckling at this spot. It was neat to discover the egg that was in the nest. I was surprised that there were still eggs still hatching. All the little ducklings I saw in early spring weren't so little when I saw them today.

After chasing him around the park for a little bit he retreated to this nest where he took a quick snooze. He was all tuckered out.

This is one of the two adult ducks that stayed by the duckling's side the entire time we were there. If we came too close they would hiss at us. If you look closely you can see this duck hissing at me. I was quite close at this point and so the duck had reason to hiss at me. I discovered that ducks have tongues. I never knew that!

Jessica and I thought this duck was so funny looking. We don't know what happened to his feathers/wings, but they stick out to the side on both sides. We thought he looked like a sports car with spoilers. Odd duck.