Wayward Duckies

This morning I stepped out the back door to hang up some clothes and instantly heard loud peeping noises to my left. I found nine little duckies had fallen into the window well by the back patio and couldn't get out. I wondered where momma was. I walked around to the north side of the house. This spring we had had a huge amount of surface water accumulate on both our and the neighbors' property. I couldn't see any sign of mom but suddenly a hen mallard took off from the underbrush. Good - she is alive! I then proceeded to rescue the wee ones and returned them to the pond. It wasn't long until I heard momma duck severely scolding them!
At least it was a happy ending!