seawings
07-14-2008, 10:41 AM
Life on our cove, off the lake, brings many tranquil opportunities. Evenings sipping a glass of wine on the dock and watching the myriad of birds is one of the most enjoyable. We have been blessed with two families of mallard ducks. One family of eleven is the oldest and another of eight showed up about two weeks ago.
The older family is starting to spread out. At first the mother herded her duckling, now she just follows and give occasional sharp quacking instructions that they still obey. More and more they are wandering off in groups of two to six. They have grown very quickly.
The younger family of ducklings is still in that cute stage and make a lot of noise and create a flurry of noise and activity as they come around our dock, their mother constantly giving instructions and herding them around.
We have been feeding these two families every evening about six pm and low and behold under the ducks are a host of catfish! We're now calling it "dock dynamite". For a few dollars you can buy a bag of dog food, the ducks love it", and so do (we found to our delight) the catfish. Drop your line amongst the ducks and "Bammm" you've got a catfish on...is this legal? Most are throw backs, however, the freezer is slowly filling up...time for a catfish fry!
Our grandson discovered this while they were up for the week of the 4th. and now he and grandma are big into the duck feeding (aka...dock dynamiting).
The older family is starting to spread out. At first the mother herded her duckling, now she just follows and give occasional sharp quacking instructions that they still obey. More and more they are wandering off in groups of two to six. They have grown very quickly.
The younger family of ducklings is still in that cute stage and make a lot of noise and create a flurry of noise and activity as they come around our dock, their mother constantly giving instructions and herding them around.
We have been feeding these two families every evening about six pm and low and behold under the ducks are a host of catfish! We're now calling it "dock dynamite". For a few dollars you can buy a bag of dog food, the ducks love it", and so do (we found to our delight) the catfish. Drop your line amongst the ducks and "Bammm" you've got a catfish on...is this legal? Most are throw backs, however, the freezer is slowly filling up...time for a catfish fry!
Our grandson discovered this while they were up for the week of the 4th. and now he and grandma are big into the duck feeding (aka...dock dynamiting).