Who would have ever thought that this mother duck would choose the courtyard at Kinnan Elementary School for the nesting and birth of her little duckings!!! What an unusual venue. Kids everywhere----noise everywhere. Her nest was situated right outside the window of our speech pathologists room. I must give the Kinnan students a lot of credit. They left mother duck and her babies alone. I took this picture one afternoon after the school year was over. Mommy duck decided to take the ducklings for a walk in order to explore the grounds. I guess things had quieted down a bit now that the kids were on summer vacation. Our gifted teacher, Kathy, took the ducks home with her to live on her farm.The ducks couldn't be luckier. Now they have lots of land and a big pond to call all of their own. We'll miss you at Kinnan!!!