More Backyard Tails, oops...Tales

Here's a few more things found in our back yard recently.

Indy nearly caught this little guy, and Indy is slow.  My husband is even slower, and had no problem capturing this adorable Mallard duckling. We found the baby wandering around alone peeping for help. We searched the area. No Mama. No siblings. Easy prey.

So we put him (her?) on the back porch and arrangements were made for foster care. The baby is now in another pair of good hands until ready for release.

Sorry I didn't get the Pet Blogger post up yesterday.  Mr. Linky was being stinky and I finally gave up. Today I hope to visit current blogger friends and check out the Blogger Hop list to find a few new ones, too.

Hope your enjoy your day!

Easter Gifts

A popular Easter gift for children in my youth was a bunny, chick, or duckling...yes, a live one. What animal loving child wouldn't be thrilled to receive a cuddly bunny or charming chick of their own? Of course my parents didn't indulge me, as much as I asked for one. In retrospect, I understand how wise they were.

The purchase of a live bunny, duckling, or chick for a child's gift nearly always resulted in the death or abandonment of the animal. What seemed like a good idea quickly became an annoying slice of reality. No one was fully prepared for the extent and type of care required or the delicacy of small fragile bodies in tightly clenched hands. Thus the impulse gift swiftly became a fatality, or simply a nuisance.

Luckily, through zealous education efforts, live animals as part of an Easter morning celebration are now seldom seen.

And I'm grateful that bunnies, chicks, and ducklings come to us another way these days. As a chocolate treat!