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Author Message   Seil  Supporting Member My Garden Journal My Weather My Time Posted on Sunday, April 27, 2008 - 05:28 pm EST :    For the last few years my neighbors, Lou and Elaine, have had these ducks come and spend a day in their unopened pool. They waddled around and swam in the water on top of the pool cover, enjoying the algae, then flew off in the late afternoon. Elaine calls it a day at the duck spa. Seil - Michigan, Zone "6"   Valia  Supporting Member Posted on Sunday, April 27, 2008 - 05:40 pm EST :    They take water wherever they find it. Our house on Huckleberry Mountain has big eaves, and puddles develop beneath then during a hard rain. Our ducks used to love to come over and party in the puddles. A pool would certainly have qualified as a spa in their minds. Valia - UT (winter) WA (summer), Zone "8 and 5"   Seil  Supporting Member My Garden Journal My Weather My Time Posted on Monday, April 28, 2008 - 04:44 pm EST :    Never thought of ducks as party animals but that's a cute story. I didn't get to see it but she had a white heron in there a week or so ago. I'd have loved to see that! Seil - Michigan, Zone "6"   Valia  Supporting Member Posted on Monday, April 28, 2008 - 06:47 pm EST :    Sounds like a good place to set up a webcam. Anne Valia - UT (winter) WA (summer), Zone "8 and 5"   Valia  Supporting Member Posted on Monday, April 28, 2008 - 06:47 pm EST :    Sounds like a good place to set up a webcam. Anne Valia - UT (winter) WA (summer), Zone "8 and 5"   Deanneart  Supporting Member My Favorite Photo My Weather My Garden Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 05:39 am EST :    Cute ducks. They do move in wherever they can don't they? Deanne New Hampshire Zone 5   Calendula  Supporting Member My Weather My Garden Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 10:09 am EST :    That is just too cute, Seil. Do you know from past experiences if they stay, once the pool is filled? It would likely work detrimentally for the people who are planning on using the pool. And the pool will be treated with Cloride (sp?) etc. too? Poor ducks. Thanks for a nice story. Calendula - Ontario, Zone "5b"   Seil  Supporting Member My Garden Journal My Weather My Time Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 11:42 pm EST :    Never thought of a web cam, Anne. They don't stay in the pool, just visit. We live on the lake and there are plenty of good nesting sites for them there. I think these two were just enjoying the feast before my neighbors remove the cover. We do occassionally see the ducks walking around the subdivision through the summer though. Seil - Michigan, Zone "6"   Pixc  Supporting Member My Favorite Photo My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 08:31 am EST :    I love the one with the female looking down into the pool! Pixc - Ontario, Zone "Z5b"   Duckwatcher  Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 09:22 am EST :    Too cute! Duckwatcher - Northern California, Zone "9b"   Blue_sage  Posted on Thursday, May 01, 2008 - 06:40 am EST :    That is just so cute, Seil! One of a kind pictures...lucky you:) Blue_sage - Alberta, Zone "Zone 3"   Seil  Supporting Member My Garden Journal My Weather My Time Posted on Saturday, May 03, 2008 - 08:26 pm EST :    Thanks everyone. Seil - Michigan, Zone "6"

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