I wrote about our Mallard Ducks in a previous blog. You can check it out by clicking on the link below.
https://www.lightstationwisdom.com/2023/04/mallard-duck-visitors-spirit-animals.html
Today, I want to tell you a story about these ducks. We call them Mama and Papa Duck. They have been coming to our yard and our neighbourhood since 2021. They show up about mid May and their last visit is usually early September. Both ducks are very chill in our yard and they have an understanding with our dog so that he leaves them alone as they eat at the birdseed area. They come about ten in the morning and about eight at night. We can be out on the deck eating or reading, and they don’t care. When they are not in our yard, they are at our neighbours’ places, doing the same thing.
One day, we observed the ducks fly into the yard in the morning, and, quite strangely, a third duck, a male mallard flew in with them. Rather than going to eat right away as they normally do, the ducks walked the male mallard around the part of the yard that they hang out in and showed him different places they like to eat grass as well as the birdseed area. The three of them munched together and then flew off.
Later that afternoon, the lone male mallard dropped into the yard. He has been popping in about once a day, sometimes twice, and does not come when Mama and Papa Duck are here. We realized that the Mallard couple were being kind to the lone male who seemed to be without a mate. They brought him to their safe haven area where there was food and safety from coyotes or other predators. The lone male eats with the doves and the blackbirds and seems quite content.
I was impressed with the thoughtfulness and kindness of Mama and Papa Duck. I am not aware of ducks showing this level of sympathy and empathy for another. The compassion the couple showed was amazing. Nature is often amazing. I hope that very soon all humans show that much compassion for others.
Many blessings,
Judy