Ms Feather...*hugs*...hope you are feeling well. Happy belated birthday!!
We have two duck families this year. One with 3 babies and 1 with 7. Now they are 2, but almost grown, and 5 almost grown. The momma with 5 always comes closer to the deck when I call. She must be an old timer, and she is VERY crabby about anyone else near her and her kids and aggressively chases them away.
I remember that nice stream just before the little patch of woods... ducks were around the stream then. Always a nice feeling of cool air from the stream.
HUGS