Pool Surprise - What to do?

windozewindoze Registered Users Posts: 2,830 Major grins
edited June 5, 2009 in Wildlife
My wife was very quick to get her camera and rush to take a picture of ducks she saw in our pool this morning ( we have never had ducks before even near our pool ). But lo and behold the biggest surprise is what they left behind sitting on the edge ( an egg ) ...... what to do?

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windoze ( currently reading " How to Raise Chicks " )

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  • bhowdybhowdy Registered Users Posts: 658 Major grins
    edited May 31, 2009
    I guess you and the missus will need to head to the local pond specialty store .... purchase a large supply of aquatic plants and make the pool comfortable for the "renters" You don't really need a pool in the summer after all!

    At least she was kind enough not to leave the egg in the pool! Very cool photo, thanks for sharing it.
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited May 31, 2009
    windoze wrote:
    ...... what to do?

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  • Mark EdellMark Edell Registered Users Posts: 672 Major grins
    edited May 31, 2009
    Well, if is is hot where you are at that egg is about hard boiled by now from sitting on that concrete. Are they watching it/nesting on it? Strange.
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  • windozewindoze Registered Users Posts: 2,830 Major grins
    edited May 31, 2009
    Mark Edell wrote:
    Well, if is is hot where you are at that egg is about hard boiled by now from sitting on that concrete. Are they watching it/nesting on it? Strange.

    About 5 minutes after my dw took the pic a bluejay flew overby, startling the ducks. They flew away and did not return. Some neighbors said throw the egg away, some said bring it down to a lake. My wife moved it to a nearby mulch bed near some flowers hoping the ducks might return. this morning the egg is gone ;( and there ar eno signs of shell / yolk anywhere


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  • GaleGale Registered Users Posts: 1,052 Major grins
    edited June 4, 2009
    Neat experience...
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  • KhristenKhristen Registered Users Posts: 83 Big grins
    edited June 4, 2009
    Watch out the, a snake might have gotten it!
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  • Fred MaurerFred Maurer Registered Users Posts: 131 Major grins
    edited June 4, 2009
    They will return! Happens every year at my house. One year we had 6 baby ducks for a few weeks. Of course the kids thought it was neat. I wasn't so thrilled with having to clean up all their "presents". Now I send the kids out to chase them away at 1st sighting and they move on. But, they still drop in for a visit every year.
  • thoththoth Registered Users Posts: 1,085 Major grins
    edited June 4, 2009
    windoze wrote:
    ...... what to do?

    windoze ( currently reading " How to Raise Chicks " )

    Poaching is much easier, but you can always roast whatever comes out of that egg!
    Travis
  • thapamdthapamd Registered Users Posts: 1,722 Major grins
    edited June 5, 2009
    That is pretty cute...wonder if they like to play with rubber duckies :D
    Shoot in RAW because memory is cheap but memories are priceless.

    Mahesh
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