Ducks In Our Neighborhood... Again!

We have lived in this neighborhood for over 30 years... but until last year, I have never seen ducks wandering here. Two rivers intersect in Ottawa (the Ottawa River and the Rideau River), but both are several kilometers away.

So it was with some surprise that I saw ducks in our neighborhood last year, not once... but twice! But when the water in the ditches had evaporated, they disappeared, too!














Well, it may only be March... But they're back!














Terry and I saw them enjoying water in the ditches again.














I wonder if they are the same pair... Perhaps members of their extended family?! Have they come back north early? Or do they live here all winter long?!!