My Ducks!!

Behind Fairfield, there are some wetlands.  My house is situated right next to them, and it is so nice.  When we first moved into our house, my dad was enamored with the idea of having a “pond.”  Whenever he rained, he would go out in the wetlands and dam it up, so it would fill.  We’ve had many experiences with these wetlands.  In our first years, there used to be a lot of frogs out there.  They would croak happily all summer, and it was great to listen to.  We also had geese that lived there with their goslings, but sadly, a dog came in one day and killed some of them, and they’ve never come back (sorry that was besides the point).  When it rained a lot, the wetlands would flood, and it would cause a river to run down our backyard.  

In the past few years, an engineer came in and built up a barrier, so that it wouldn’t flood.  This has been great, because it has caused the water level to rise greatly.  Right now, the wetlands are very full.  Now, here is the best part, we now have a pair of mallard ducks that live there.  They are both incredibly beautiful, but the male duck is amazing.  The feathers on his head are a lovely greenish/blue color, and he just swims around all the time.  Sometimes two other pairs of ducks join them, from a pond that is higher up in the wetlands, but usually these two are alone, besides a family of muskrats.  I do not usually like small, rodent-like creatures, but I’ve developed a certain fondness for this family.  They swim and chase each other around.  Occasionally they also swim after the ducks.  This is fun to watch because it causes the ducks to swim faster, to avoid them.  I have decided that these animals are going to be my pets.  My parents don’t like having pets, so now I’ve adopted these ducks as mine.  They’re so cute, and I can’t wait until spring develops more.  I’m REALLY hoping that they will have ducklings.  There is nothing cuter than a string a baby ducks swimming behind their mother.