fla
Flapper hung out on Sunday and played in the sprinklers.

stand
He likes to stand right in the middle of the sprinkler to doodle in the mud and cool off.

sam
Sam hadn’t played in the sprinklers before, so he stood guard to make sure everything was on the up and up.

once
Once he decided the scene was clear, he doodled in the puddles like a champ.

chase
And then he chased Chewy just for fun.

shook
Flapper shook off the sprinklers…

flap
And then had a good flap.

s
Sam did some flapping, too…

both
…in both directions for good measure.

nice
Nice flapping, Sam. You look super cute in the sunshine.
“Thank you, treat lady.”
Oh! I’ve been upgraded from mean lady who took you to the vet. That’s good!

toon
Toony hung out on the deck and did a little yoga stretching.

aviary
Then she hung out in the aviary with O’Malley.

ate
And ate some bugs and weeds.

eggs
She has laid 2 eggs so far this week. That’s pretty good, and we haven’t taken her for an x-ray because she seems to be doing well all on her own. You can see the egg on the right is a little odd in shape. But the 2nd egg looks much more normal, so we hope she is just fine.

caterpillar
Lastly, O’Malley was nice-enough to point out this fuzzy caterpillar to me, and I was able to get him before he became duck food. We released him in the duck-free zone. O’Malley wasn’t sure if he wanted to eat him anyway, as he was pretty fuzzy.

It was a good weekend all in all, for ducks and caterpillars alike.

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In other news, I’ve started receiving a deluge of emails and notes about Joel the Spokane banker who catches ducklings as they jump off ledges. This is Joel’s SECOND year helping a mother duck and her ducklings make it safely from the ledge outside his office to the nearby lake. Here’s a link to the video of this-year’s ducklings for your viewing pleasure.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/theworldnewser/2009/05/the-duck-parade.html

That Joel, he’s a good egg.