Leslie (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} lesliefrye) wrote,@ 2009-04-04 17:32:00 |
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Sadness
A mallard drake got hit by a car on our road (probably by someone going too fast). I saw him when I started my walk. As I was coming back, I saw his mate fretting on the side of the road. Even sadder than the dead drake was this sight.
Dale moved the body to the edge of our forest so she wouldn't have to cross or enter the road to fret.
I think I saw this pair last year out by the ditch. A kid came by while I was working in the garden and asked me, "Are those your ducks?" I said no, but if they were I'd tell them to make their nest near the lake, not on the side of the road. They didn't listen to me, though.
My birding friend Maureen said she'll find a new mate, so I felt a teensy bit better.
Nature red in tooth and bumper.
A mallard drake got hit by a car on our road (probably by someone going too fast). I saw him when I started my walk. As I was coming back, I saw his mate fretting on the side of the road. Even sadder than the dead drake was this sight.
Dale moved the body to the edge of our forest so she wouldn't have to cross or enter the road to fret.
I think I saw this pair last year out by the ditch. A kid came by while I was working in the garden and asked me, "Are those your ducks?" I said no, but if they were I'd tell them to make their nest near the lake, not on the side of the road. They didn't listen to me, though.
My birding friend Maureen said she'll find a new mate, so I felt a teensy bit better.
Nature red in tooth and bumper.
