and one cannot write of ducks, without mentioning water.

Behold the duck
It does not cluck.
A cluck it lacks.
It quacks.
It is specially fond.
Of a puddle or pond.
When it dines or sups,
It bottoms ups.  
The Duck - Ogden Nash

The ducks taking their morning walk to the pond.  Chattering up a storm, with Willie in the lead.  This picture was taken last week, and since then they have grown more.   The pekings seem to have gotten "cheeks," and a little tuff on their heads.  Ms. Silas just grows sweeter, and Mr. Phils appetite has stepped up.

Today they saw me step out onto the porch so they came running over.  I quickly ran into the house to grab them some food (excited they came up to me) - in the few seconds it took to grab some food- they hightailed it out of there.  I'm learning that ducks like schedules, and agendas.  

They stick to the schedule you give them- but also discuss what their agenda is for the day working around the schedule- and they stick to it.