Little Duckling

I had an interesting walk this morning. I departed my house at 10am to take my long walk-route, which a portion of takes me along the canal path. As I was walking along the canal, I noticed a little duckling all by itself without a mommy or other ducklings in sight. That's very unusual since the mommy ducks are usually very protective of their babies. So, I sat and watched it for about 10 minutes to see what was up. No mommy appeared and worse than that, it seemed the duckling wasn't doing so well. It was awkward, weak and wobbled as it swam and walked. After another round of walking around a bit to see if I could find a mommy, I decided to take the duckling home with me and call the wildlife refuge place (a number I have saved in my phone). Walking 2 miles while carrying a baby duck in your hands is quite an interesting experience.

After getting the number for a duck lady in Indianapolis, I put the baby duck in a box and drove the 20 miles to Westfield area to give her the duck. Unfortunately, the poor little guy didn't make it. He died within 10 minutes of me being with the duck lady. I was very upset. Rest in peace little baby ducky.