It's especially fun in the summer as the path is littered with ducks and geese and their fuzzy babies! The geese are quite protective, and we're always met with hisses. The ducks just quietly move out of the way. Yesterday we noticed there were two little ducklings on the bank without their mom, and figured they were just temporarily separated. However, this morning they were still there, only they were surrounded by five mallards, who swam away as we approached. Our first thought was perhaps the adult males were harming them, as is the case in nature with some species. But after watching for a few seconds, the little ones followed after the mallards! It appears the boys were just looking out for the little ones!
So it begs two questions...do you tend to hiss, or do you tend to take others under your wings?
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