Today I was working in my yard picking up yard waste from some small storms the last few days.

I found a nesting duck under a firebush, by accident, in my front yard.

It was ever so quiet, but it saw me and did not move. I checked it later and it was still there, so I brought a small handful of parrot food and put it nearby.

I am so happy to know that the duck is still there this evening. My dog is so good. She does not bark or make a sound around vulnerable animals, and she does not chase them (except for some squirrels). She just looked at the mother duck a few days ago when we saw it in the next door neighbor's yard, and it waddled away, but I did not realize the duck was nesting in my yard until I found it today.

God is good.

You have a good dog!

Yes, she is so good! I am so proud of her. She does not chase rabbits, or baby rabbits, and she could easily do so. She is a German Shepherd.

But we have a macaw and the dog is used to the bird, so she does not chase birds.

So very proud of her!

I would love it if my two dogs were that well behaved. I have a breeding pair of ducks that try to nest in our back yard near our pond. I have to scare them off for fear they will be caught or worse any ducklings they may have by one of our dogs.

🐤 I am sure the dogs just think they are protecting you.

My dogs are naughty. They love to terrorize my chickens. Nothing makes them happier than when the chickens flap and squawk when the dogs rush at the fenced run. They wait until I go into the shed/coop and can't see. They know better but can't resist the reaction the chickens give when scared.