Knowing that this is going to be a sunny day, I was loading my machine like mad to do the washing. The third load was already in the washer and I was hanging the second load when suddenly at the corner of my eyes I saw two ducks swim by!!!When did the ducks arrive? I didn't even know they were there when I brought the clothes out.
I dropped all my clothes, zoomed into the house, grabbed the first camera I saw, out into the backyard again and the pair of them were still there! Got to get a picture of them in the pool. As my camera booted up, the ducks decided it was time to waddle around the garden! I thought I'll just follow the pair till they get back into the pool again.
They seemed to know that I was trying to take a picture of them so they brought me on a big merry-go-round around the pool and the garden. I gave up chasing after them and went back to hanging my load. That was when they decided that a swim in the pool will get that silly woman with the silver thing to be interested in them again.
This time round I was ready (I didn't shut down the camera but left it to idle.). Managed to get a few shots of them but was trying to catch some more when they again decided it was much more fun on dry land. I was just about to leave them for the clothes when they plopped themselves into the pool again.
This time round, it was a short turn around and they went for a walkabout again. They looked like they were planning something with their heads close together. Then they must have decided on playing a prank on me and came in real close (about a meter from me). I was getting ready to catch them but before I could get press the shutter, they just took off into the air! Ugh!!!
Ducks! I do hope they come back again. I have seen small birds around the backyard now and then, picking up seeds we left out in the open for them or going for a bath in the birdbath or waiting out the rain on a stand under the sheltered part of the garden. This is the first time ducks drop in. Hopefully there are many more to come...
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