Thanks. I felt blessed to have such a regal visitor but also know my dear duckies are in danger!Too bad they need to come THIS close to humans to survive. Anna we repotted some Blue goddess and gave some to two friends. One friend in Vero with a huge pond said his died.He guessed it was because he TREATED his pond with anti- growth chemicals! Ya think!!!?The ducks trim the lily pads but cannot get the flowers. I do have a photo of ducklings WALKING on them though! Funny thing is they grow best on the pond with the waterfall. There are some trying to get established in the left hand corner of the bottom pic(out of view) My mom loves the flowers! They are such a great addition!!!! And quite easy to care for! Tanya

With the 7/24 electronic news media so hungry for 'news', how about puting your MYSTERY WORM EGG online? The pathos of a 'mother/father' worm throwing its egg out of the way of the flood. It will be a sensation![not to mention your own heroic part in the rescue] You've no doubt seen the video of Molly the mother owl,hatching her eggs. It was on the front page of our newspaper and every TV news program. http://www.ustream.tv/theowlbox Here is a link that might be useful: Molly the mother owl

I've had birds for many years and currently have a pair of cockatiels. It's always amazed me as to how they communicate with each other and share the parenting duties while breeding a clutch of eggs. Most birds are social and very flock dependent. Without any romanticism involved, they definitely mourn the loss of their mate. Some die from the loneliness afterward. While wild birds may be less attached to their mate and have stronger instincts for survival, their bodies still experience normal hormonal changes when breeding that make them more attached to their mate & their young. That poor male is surely very confused over his missing family. I've lived in several areas that had many different animals that caused havoc with pets and people, alligators and snakes in the south, coyotes in California, and raccoons and deer here in Michigan. When ever someone complains about them causing trouble I have only one thought and that's that they were here first and it's part of living in the area that we choose to live in. I wonder what they think when they almost get hit by our cars, or can't find food because a builder has bulldozed their forest down.

I was fortunate enough to catch her/him feeding them a few days ago. That was when there were only 2 eaglets and their little fluffy heads were really bobbing around for that food. They are so cute and I'm so glad the third one was born in good shape yesterday. Let's hope everything goes well from here on out. Susan