I married a man who has a thing for water fowl. Throughout the 21 years we've been together he has charmed wild ducks and geese to come to him, eat from his hand and eventually end up captured and sitting calmly in his lap getting a neck rub! Had I known this would be a running theme with him I would have holstered a camera more often to capture his fowl adventures.
Sitting at the kitchen table I get a txt from my 16 year old son. He informed me to come outside where I am to find a gaggle of juvenile ducks he has herded into the back yard. There were a dozen of them not quite adult size and still peeping like babies. My hubby who as above mentioned having Water Fowl Super Powers knew just what to do. Following his instructions we gathered the babies into the center of our circle and sat VERY STILL for a long time. Eventually they calmed down, nestling into each other, and even nodding off. We got to pet them for good while and I, having learned my lesson and recognized the Water Fowl Super Power DNA passed down from father to son, had my camera ready.
